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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Yorgos Lanthimos’ gothic fantasia is up for 11 trophies, while Christopher Nolan’s atom-bomb epic has 13 nominations for the British prizes, known as BAFTAs.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2024
His best movies arose directly from the suburban ennui of the Eisenhower era he grew up in: atom-bomb drills in school, the Bomb itself, 1950s television, consumerism, mindless conformity.
From The Guardian • Jan. 9, 2017
In 1944 he was at a conference in peaceful Switzerland to hear a lecture by Werner Heisenberg, the Nobel prizewinning physicist who headed Hitler's atom-bomb project.
From Time Magazine Archive
These are not mere academic concerns when the U.S. needs to get on with talks about curbing North Korea's atom-bomb program.
From Time Magazine Archive
A second spurt of observations following atom-bomb explosions in Soviet Russia.
From The Flying Saucers are Real by Keyhoe, Donald E. (Donald Edward)
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