bomb
noun
a projectile, formerly usually spherical, filled with a bursting charge and exploded by means of a fuze, by impact, or otherwise, now generally designed to be dropped from an aircraft.
has bombed
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present perfectof bomb (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The strategy, in which Moscow has bombed substations, coal mines and gas sites, hasn’t worked so far.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2025
The strategy has bombed at some other retailers.
From Reuters ● Jun. 15, 2023
Instead of a Stafford-like impact, Wilson has bombed in Denver.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 29, 2022
And now there is former hedge fund chief Tom Steyer, a San Francisco billionaire, who has bombed trying to run for president.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 28, 2019
Zac Efron's dance movie We Are Your Friends has bombed at the US and Canada box office, with one of the worst opening weekends on record.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2015
