bomb out
(adverb; tr, usually passive) to make homeless by bombing: 24 families in this street have been bombed out
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How to use bomb out in a sentence
He had the bomb out of his pocket, when the machine guns began firing again, this time at something on his left.
Hunter Patrol | Henry Beam Piper and John J. McGuireTheyll only follow up and bomb us out traverse by traverse till theres none of us left to bomb out.
Grapes of wrath | Boyd CableOne of them made a sign, transferred the vapor gun to his left hand, and took a bomb out of his pocket.
Black Star's Campaign | Johnston McCulleyBecause the Germans knew what must come the next day, the German cannon were trying to bomb out the British guns.
The Blot on the Kaiser's 'Scutcheon | Newell Dwight HillisWith all possible speed he got the remaining bomb out, and with a handkerchief tied it to the breech of the quick-firer.
On Land And Sea At The Dardanelles | Thomas Charles Bridges
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