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
Yes, England have yet to play a half-decent opponent here, and could yet bomb out horribly when they do.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 24, 2018
You’re going to bomb out or flame out because of maturity and judgment.”
From Washington Post ● Feb. 3, 2016
And when you throw it, sir, you must look out and not hit the man behind you and knock the bomb out of your hand.
From My Year of the War Including an Account of Experiences with the Troops in France and the Record of a Visit to the Grand Fleet Which is Here Given for the First Time in its Complete Form by Palmer, Frederick
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