bombed-out
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of bombed-out
First recorded in 1915–20
Example Sentences
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In December, an investment firm linked to Kushner ditched plans to build a hotel on the site of Belgrade's bombed-out Yugoslav army headquarters.
From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026
Doha al-Daya, 32, is staying in the bombed-out shell of her Gaza City home.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 13, 2025
Underneath an old, black-and-white photo of Londoners queuing at a fruit and vegetable stall surrounded by the bombed-out rubble of the Blitz, a second image - this time in colour - creates a striking juxtaposition.
From BBC • Oct. 27, 2025
Mark me: In the bombed-out hovels of West Berlin, there was a first drag show to hail the city’s resurrection.
From Salon • Oct. 4, 2025
Yet as I looked at the photos of Mo helping out at the refugee camps, rebuilding bombed-out villages, and replanting farms, I couldn't help but think of how that birthplace had suffered over the centuries.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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