How to Use bombshell in a Sentence
bombshell
noun-
Where would the 2023 box office be without the bomb and the bombshell?
— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 Dec. 2023 -
But the bombshell was that Putin is ready and willing to settle the Ukraine war.
— Ron Hart, Orange County Register, 15 Feb. 2024 -
And the Garrett twist wasn't the only major bombshell at the end of the season.
— EW.com, 9 May 2024 -
Take the lead from Margot, who’s been living her best blonde bombshell life on the set of the film.
— Alice Cary, Vogue, 29 June 2022 -
Read on for the biggest bombshells revealed on night one of Where Is Wendy Williams?
— Brianne Tracy, Peoplemag, 25 Feb. 2024 -
Few were expecting the bomb and the bombshell to save the summer box office.
— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 3 Sep. 2023 -
Well, now a new group of bombshells have entered the villa — the Olympic villa, that is.
— Carolyn Burt, Orange County Register, 26 July 2024 -
But theories abound about why the battle of the bomb versus the bombshell has turned into the film event of the year.
— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 17 July 2023 -
Read below for some of the biggest bombshells from Brats.
— Gillian Telling, Peoplemag, 12 June 2024 -
Her bombshell blond hair was pulled up into a pony, and her face was snatched, à la Patrick.
— Briannah Rivera, Seventeen, 27 Feb. 2023 -
But that wasn’t the end for Season 2 finale bombshells.
— Megan Vick, Variety, 1 Apr. 2024 -
Kylie Jenner was the most bombshell of the bunch, wearing a black dress with a high leg slit, sheer bodice, and gloves by Mugler.
— Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 8 Nov. 2022 -
The bombshell comes as the couple continue to hunt for the perfect wedding venue.
— Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 10 Feb. 2023 -
Season 4 will pick up in the aftermath of that bombshell.
— Lauren Huff, EW.com, 24 Feb. 2023 -
While you may be drawn straight to black, don’t overlook the bombshell red or hot pink colors (there are a few more to choose from, too).
— Jill Schildhouse, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2023 -
And last week, in what was a geopolitical bombshell in the Horn of Africa, Abiy appeared to achieve his goal.
— Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2024 -
The curling iron comes in two sizes to give you big bombshell curls or smaller, tight spirals.
— Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 22 Dec. 2022 -
What is, after all, the cultural longevity of the bombshell, the femme fatale?
— Rhonda Garelick, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2023 -
The flattering midi—a low neckline and an open back—is a pure bombshell look.
— Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2024 -
At the age of 31, Wong’s stepfather dropped the bombshell that Papi Wong was not her father.
— Jodi Helmer, Fortune, 13 July 2022 -
That’s quite a big bombshell, one the actor dropped on social media.
— Chris Smith, BGR, 8 Oct. 2022 -
While a lot of the pre-release buzz on the movie has been devoted to the cameos, Reynolds dropped an even bigger bombshell about his first plan for the film.
— Zack Sharf, Variety, 25 July 2024 -
There were steamy challenges, bombshells brought in to test the couples, messy breakups and tear-jerking reunions.
— Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2023 -
The final four bombshells have finally bid farewell to the villa, and to each other.
— Anna Tingley, Variety, 22 July 2024 -
But is the Kelly bombshell—and maybe more late-breaking good news for her campaign—too little, too late to save the VP?
— Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024 -
The arrest is the latest bombshell in a case that has transfixed Wall Street and Washington.
— WSJ, 13 Dec. 2022 -
Without saying a word, the Princess of Wales made headlines of her own on the June night that Charles' bombshell interview aired.
— Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 9 Nov. 2022 -
Movie night has been easily one of the biggest bombshells to rock the villa this season (apart from Tyra and Kale's hard launch).
— Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 30 Nov. 2023 -
Viewers, who were still waiting for a bombshell, held their collective breath — this had to be it, right?
— Emily Yahr, Washington Post, 8 June 2023 -
The producers of Smash announced a bombshell on Tuesday, Oct. 22.
— Dave Quinn, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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