time bomb

Example Sentences

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In recent months, the iconic ticking stopwatch of the CBS News magazine “60 Minutes” began to sound like a time bomb.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

“I feel like a ticking time bomb right now,” Waldorf told him.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

Huggins, whose petition has garnered more than 300 signatures at the time of writing, described artificial grass as being a "ticking time bomb".

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

"This is an ecological ticking time bomb," said Nina Noelle, of Greenpeace Germany, who has been mapping oil tankers in the region.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

Hitler was wounded by a time bomb in a briefcase placed under a conference table; he might have been killed if the case had been placed slightly closer to the chair where he was sitting.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond