A-bomb
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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After news of the attack, Satoshi’s mother rushed to Hiroshima to search for her family, who lived half a mile from the hypocenter, where the A-bomb exploded.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2023
The 1967 picture “The Unknown Man of Shandigor,” written and directed by the Swiss filmmaker Jean-Louis Roy, opens with a documentary shot of an A-bomb explosion — only backward.
From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2022
In 1949, the Soviets built and tested their own A-bomb.
From Slate • Aug. 6, 2020
His story, like that of many American A-bomb survivors, is seldom part of the popular literature surrounding Hiroshima.
From Washington Post • Aug. 4, 2020
With that contraption on she wouldn’t hear the A-bomb explode.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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