bombshell
a bomb.
something or someone having a sudden and sensational effect: The news of his resignation was a bombshell.
Origin of bombshell
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How to use bombshell in a sentence
As the years went on, the bombshells kept coming—seemingly bigger with each blast.
The testimony during the hearing shed some new light on the scandal but there were no bombshells.
The season finale of The Good Wife was full of dramatic bombshells.
‘The Good Wife’: Creators Robert and Michelle King on the Season Finale, Alicia and Kalinda, and More | Jace Lacob | April 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Armstrong-Winfrey inquisition continued Friday night, yielding these major bombshells.
8 Juiciest Bits From Night Two of Lance and Oprah | Kevin Fallon | January 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBut in the report, bombshells are few and far between—and many forests are missed for trees.
SEC Report Calls Most Regular Investors Financially Illiterate | Alex Klein | August 30, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
At noon they commenced throwing bombshells into Roxbury, but the alert soldiers prevented damage from them, and saved the town.
The Military Journals of Two Private Soldiers, 1758-1775 | Abraham TomlinsonThey hurled more than three hundred bombshells at Plowed hill, and one hundred at Lechmere's point.
The Military Journals of Two Private Soldiers, 1758-1775 | Abraham TomlinsonThe bombshells which issue from a free press are being heard and felt.
The Mormon Puzzle, and How to Solve It | R. W. BeersThese articles was like the bustin' of a lot of bombshells in this usually quiet boro.
It was a grand spectacle at night—the soaring through the heavens of so many blazing bombshells and their bursting in the city.
With Fire and Sword | Samuel H. M. Byers
British Dictionary definitions for bombshell
/ (ˈbɒmˌʃɛl) /
(esp formerly) a bomb or artillery shell
a shocking or unwelcome surprise: the news of his death was a bombshell
informal an attractive girl or woman (esp in the phrase blonde bombshell)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with bombshell
see drop a bombshell.
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