Little Boy
the code name for the uranium-fueled atomic bomb dropped by the U.S. on Hiroshima in 1945.
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How to use Little Boy in a sentence
Furman, who rode alongside Little Boy’s uranium ore across an ocean, was part of the Alsos Mission.
Insights into the Nazis’ failed nuclear program may lie within this 2-inch-tall uranium cube | Caroline Anders | August 25, 2021 | Washington PostOne image in the film also stuck in my craw: a shot of a Little Boy in the audience holding up his white stuffed unicorn.
The Stacks: Pauline Kael's Talking Heads Obsession | Pauline Kael | November 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“She told me, ‘When your dad dies you will suffer a lot,’” the Little Boy told Ferreira.
Death Metal Angola: Heavy Metal in War-Torn Africa | Nina Strochlic | November 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe gracefully lifts a Little Boy in the air and poses for a picture.
The Ugly Truth About Cory Booker, New Jersey’s Golden Boy | Olivia Nuzzi | October 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSo they let the Little Boy run away from home; then they didn't go look for him.
I heard one of his early records when I was a Little Boy, and it scared me to death.
The Stacks: How Leonard Chess Helped Make Muddy Waters | Alex Belth | August 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA Little Boy of four was moved to passionate grief at the sight of a dead dog taken from a pond.
Children's Ways | James SullyA Little Boy aged two years and four months was deprived of a pencil from Thursday to Sunday for scribbling on the wall-paper.
Children's Ways | James SullyThe Little Boy of two, often quoted here, showed a punctilious feeling for order in the placing of things.
Children's Ways | James SullyA Little Boy of two years and one month was once asked to give a lot of old toys to the children of the gardener.
Children's Ways | James SullyA Little Boy had been quarrelling with his sister named Muriel just before going to bed.
Children's Ways | James Sully
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