bombshell
a bomb.
something or someone having a sudden and sensational effect: The news of his resignation was a bombshell.
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How to use bombshell in a sentence
Ripple, one of the most important companies in the cryptocurrency industry, said Monday evening that the Securities and Exchange Commission is poised to file a bombshell lawsuit against the company over the alleged sale of unlicensed securities.
Ripple says it will be sued by the SEC, in what the company calls a parting shot at the crypto industry | Jeff | December 22, 2020 | FortuneThat fall, Mehta delivered a bombshell with anonymous Jets players ripping quarterback Tim Tebow.
A divisive Jets reporter, accused of bullying, loses his place on the beat | Ben Strauss | December 11, 2020 | Washington PostRuby is the chocolate world’s newest bombshell, eliciting strong reactions, defying conventions and capturing everyone’s attention.
Glam up gluten-free amaretti with a ruby chocolate dip | Rose Wilde | December 2, 2020 | Washington PostThat could create a bombshell of sorts, depending on how the topic comes up.
How do you explain your resume gap in a COVID job market? | Kristine Gill | September 25, 2020 | FortuneElsewhere, the banking sector is under fire for bombshell revelations disclosed over the weekend in the “FinCEN files.”
COVID lockdown fears and bank woes slam the global markets | Bernhard Warner | September 21, 2020 | Fortune
Another bombshell: There is no statute of limitations on rape in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything | Liz Seccuro | December 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNow that Lohan is no longer an A-list celebrity, he washed his hands clean of the redheaded bombshell.
And instead of choosing to drop the Thor bombshell at the upcoming San Diego Comic Con, Marvel revealed the change on The View.
DC Comics’ Diversity Crisis: Why the Status Quo Rules | Liz Watson | July 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn addition, the blond bombshell-ish McCarthy never connected with the largely female audience to which The View is pitched.
Massacre at ‘The View’: Sherri Shepherd and Jenny McCarthy Reportedly Fired | Lloyd Grove | June 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA monumental political bombshell, his obscene downfall was a cinematic gimme, sure to set screenwriter hearts aflutter.
French Political Sex Movie About DSK Sets Cannes Aquiver | Tracy McNicoll | May 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHad a bombshell fallen into the midst of the ladies of the harem, they could not have been more surprised.
Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks | Bracebridge HemyngIt was not that, however, which brought their hilarity to an end, abrupt as though a bombshell had burst in their midst.
The Vee-Boers | Mayne ReidIf a bombshell had exploded under his feet our middy could hardly have been taken more by surprise.
The Middy and the Moors | R.M. BallantyneHe describes this vigorous polemical treatise as "flung like a bombshell among my opponents."
Had a bombshell been exploded among the fossilized professors it had been less disturbing.
Pioneers of Science | Oliver Lodge
British Dictionary definitions for bombshell
/ (ˈbɒmˌʃɛl) /
(esp formerly) a bomb or artillery shell
a shocking or unwelcome surprise: the news of his death was a bombshell
informal an attractive girl or woman (esp in the phrase blonde bombshell)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with bombshell
see drop a bombshell.
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