bomb

Example Sentences

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"It finally really registered that I had been...carrying a ticking time bomb," McFarland said.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

“It’s like a bomb went off,” said Mike Madrid, a Republican strategist who runs the research nonprofit Latino Working Class Project.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Iran's nuclear programme was intended to produce more options to deter enemies, whether or not they took the step of turning enriched uranium into a bomb.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

The force urged people to stay away from the beach, with a cordon in place while police and the bomb squad check the area.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

In July 1945, the Indy, as she was called, completed one of the most secret missions of World War II. She delivered critical parts of the world’s first atomic bomb to the island of Tinian.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler