bombastic

Example Sentences

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His campaign to sell the president has been bombastic and loud, pure hustle.

From Slate • Mar. 14, 2026

In her nearly six years in Congress, Greene developed a reputation for bombastic committee appearances, embracing conspiracy theories, and supporting hardline immigration policies.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

The sit-down could reset relations after the two countries’ bombastic leaders spent a year trading personal insults and feuding over counternarcotics, trade and deportations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

But even with all of its outrageously fun dialogue and bombastic battles, “Predator: Badlands” presents Fanning with another unique opportunity for a quietly self-referential performance.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026

But Uncle Willie was suffering under our father’s bombastic pressure, and in mother-bird fashion Momma was more concerned with her crippled offspring than the one who could fly away from the nest.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou