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.
have bombed
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present perfectof bomb.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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James: I thought you meant just bombed, because I have bombed and just went home and had this one tear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2025
The first two singles from her comeback album 143 have bombed, critically and commercially - so she really needed to pull something out of the bag for her MTV performance.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2024
Sales of the new comic book have bombed ever since DC replaced Clark Kent with his millennial son Jonathan Kent last summer.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 27, 2022
In 2021 they have bombed and boomed, all in three weeks.
From New York Times ● Apr. 22, 2021
It’s true—the Japanese have bombed Pearl Harbor, severely crippling US naval and air strength in the Pacific.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
