atom-bomb
Americanverb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Etymology
Origin of atom-bomb
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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Knowing she’ll lose the ability to pick a side cast her back into the fight, and with an atom bomb that the hive mind, by its endlessly giving nature, had to provide.
From Salon • Dec. 29, 2025
The mayor of Nagasaki has appealed for an end to the wars raging in the world on the 80th anniversary of the US atom bomb attack which destroyed the Japanese city.
From BBC • Aug. 9, 2025
That was the joint U.S.–Israeli cyberwar operation that hacked into the Iranians’ nuclear infrastructure, sabotaging their ability to enrich uranium and thus build an atom bomb.
From Slate • Apr. 15, 2024
Last month, American spy agencies told Congress, as well as foreign allies, that Mr. Putin might deploy and use an atom bomb in space that could disable thousands of satellites.
From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2024
Why, the atom bomb hadn’t even scratched her.
From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr
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