bomb out
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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Working on the Manhattan Project could be justified as part of the effort to defeat Hitler, and especially to keep an atomic bomb out of his hands by beating him to it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2020
Because to be a No. 1 pick in the NBA or a first-round pick in the NFL, you’re not going to bomb out because of talent.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 3, 2016
“I want this protection even if there is a threat of an atom bomb out there and they ‘think’ I know something about it.
From New York Times ● Nov. 24, 2015
The group – Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the US – is seeking to hammer out a final accord to put an atomic bomb out of Iran’s reach.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 7, 2015
With all possible speed he got the remaining bomb out, and with a handkerchief tied it to the breech of the quick-firer.
From On Land and Sea at the Dardanelles by Bridges, T. C. (Thomas Charles)
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