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Synonyms & Antonyms for bomb
Synonyms: Noun
bummer, bust, catastrophe, clinker, clunker, debacle (also débâcle), disaster, dud, failure, fiasco, fizzle, flop, frost, lemon, loser, miss, shipwreck, turkey, washout
Synonyms: Verb
Antonyms: Noun
blockbuster, hit, smash, success, winner
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Examples of bomb in a Sentence
Noun
A bomb went off downtown. Many bombs were dropped on the city during the war. They hid a bomb in the building. countries that have the bombVerb
The city was heavily bombed during the war. The planes flew 200 miles to bomb their target. The movie bombed at the box office. The play bombed on Broadway. He bombed at his first performance. I completely bombed my math exam. A car was bombing down the highway. teenagers bombing around in a convertible
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Yes, President Trump apparently suggested using nuclear bombs as a hurricane deterrent. — Wired, "While You Were Offline: Could a Nuclear Bomb Stop a Hurricane?," 1 Sep. 2019 Agent 007 scuba dives after SPECTRE’s Largo hijacks nuclear bombs with a hydrofoil yacht. — Los Angeles Times, "Movies on TV this week Sept. 1 - 7, 2019: John Wayne in ‘The Searchers’ and more," 30 Aug. 2019 Washington last year pulled out of a nuclear deal with Iran aimed at blocking its path to a nuclear bomb, and has ramped up sanctions to pressure and isolate Tehran. — Reuters, The Mercury News, "US says Iranian oil tanker is now headed to Syria," 30 Aug. 2019 The heat release is equivalent to a 10-megaton nuclear bomb exploding every 20 minutes. — Dan Sweeney, sun-sentinel.com, "Can you nuke a hurricane? Trump says suggestion is ‘fake news.’ Scientists say it’s even worse than that.," 26 Aug. 2019 This week, the president apparently wants to send a nuclear bomb into the middle of a hurricane…??? — Rohan Nadkarni, SI.com, "Magic Johnson's Post-Lakers Tweets Are a Safe Haven," 26 Aug. 2019 The heat release is equivalent to a 10-megaton nuclear bomb exploding every 20 minutes. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "You Can't Nuke a Hurricane," 26 Aug. 2019 The idea of dropping a nuclear bomb on a hurricane is far from new — it was first considered as early as the 1960s. — Madeleine Carlisle, Time, "President Trump Denies Wanting to Nuke Hurricanes to Stop Them From Hitting the U.S.," 26 Aug. 2019 The general has just sent a B-52 squadron to drop nuclear bombs on Russia; the end of the world is minutes away, and Mandrake is trying to get Ripper to tell him the planes’ recall code. — Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, "When W. E. B. Du Bois Made a Laughingstock of a White Supremacist," 19 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
On Thursday, the group bombed a busy traffic circle in the capital, killing 10 Afghan civilians and two NATO troops, including the American. — Washington Post, "A young Afghan pledged to better his country. Then he was shot dead.," 9 Sep. 2019 Freeland bombed out of the gate, got demoted to Triple-A Albuquerque and then came back only to suffer what might be a season-ending groin injury. — Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, "Kyle Freeland’s season is lost, just like the Rockies. But 2020 will truly indicate where the southpaw stands.," 6 Sep. 2019 Get our daily newsletter All summer long Syrian and Russian jets have bombed Idlib, destroying homes, hospitals, schools and bakeries. — The Economist, "Syria’s war is drawing to a close. But the pain will go on," 5 Sep. 2019 Joliet Jake and Elwood Blues, brothers on a mission from God, bomb around Chicago in an old police car, reuniting their hot band.