time bomb

Example Sentences

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“His life was like a time bomb waiting to explode,” his wife, Jane, recalled.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Sei Wook Cho said his "daily existence is a time bomb of fear" that the grandmother would find out, according to a statement also read to the court.

From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025

As MacGruber, a riff on the equal parts cheesy and crafty ’80s television hero MacGyver, Forte attempted to diffuse a ticking time bomb while being distracted by the possible release of the Epstein files.

From Salon • Nov. 16, 2025

The handling of this plot device, with the canny veteran Reid wandering in and out of the drama like an informational time bomb, is a little clumsy.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025

At times it was the silent destroyer, creeping in unseen, unrecognized, except when, like a powerful time bomb, it would explode inside my guts.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane