bomb

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Khan visited Pyongyang to help with uranium enrichment, an alternative path to a bomb that North Korea pursued covertly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

“We wouldn’t be the first to mistakenly think a smarter bomb will keep us from putting boots on the ground,” the source said.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

A Reuters report that Iranian hardliners were pushing for Tehran to obtain a nuclear bomb helped push stocks to their lowest levels of the session in the afternoon, according to commentary published by Mizuho Securities.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

Sheriff Department officials did not respond to questions regarding whether Lemus had formal training for the bomb squad.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

The physics gets complicated, and some of it’s still classified, but the key point is that they figured out a way to ignite a fusion bomb using the X-rays produced by a fission blast.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin