Example Sentences

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A sequel to Purple Rain, Graffiti Bridge, had bombed at the box office.

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2023

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova denied Thursday that Moscow had bombed the theater, calling it a “lie.”

From Washington Post • Mar. 17, 2022

Peskov said the United States had bombed defeated Japan in 1945, destroying the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

From Reuters • Mar. 17, 2022

Yankovic’s lowest point came in the early 1990s: It had been years since his last big song, and his attempt at a movie — 1989’s “UHF” — had bombed, and his phone had stopped ringing.

From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2020

Deep down, I thought that maybe Tanisha had bombed the audition on purpose.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles