bomb out
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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At one point, he said, his rear gunner pleaded, “Will somebody just get that bomb out of here?”
From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2022
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
You’re going to bomb out or flame out because of maturity and judgment.”
From Washington Post • Feb. 3, 2016
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
"Hugh got the bomb out just in time," said Bob.
From Bob Cook and the German Spy by Tomlinson, Paul Greene
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