bomb threat

noun

: a message saying that a bomb is located in a particular place

Someone called in a bomb threat, so the building was evacuated.

Examples of bomb threat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Louisville Courier Journal Officers with the Louisville Metro Police Department have given an all clear at the Louisville Zoo from any threat after zoo officials received a call about a bomb threat. —

Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 19 Apr. 2024 Cincinnati Enquirer Boone County High School was temporarily placed on lockdown Wednesday afternoon after Florence police received information about a hoax bomb threat. —

Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 14 Feb. 2024 Walmart at 7901 Watt Avenue has been evacuated due to a bomb threat. —

Laura Dickinson, Sacramento Bee, 3 June 2024 Shepherd said a call about a bomb threat came at 8:47 a.m. Friday and police cleared the threat at 10:45 a.m. —

Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 19 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bomb threat

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