bombshell
noun
bomb·shell
ˈbäm-ˌshel 
1
2
a
: one that is stunning, amazing, or devastating
The book was a political bombshell.
b
: a person who is the cause and object of sensational and usually widespread attention, excitement, or attraction
a blonde bombshell [=a glamorously attractive blonde woman]
Examples of bombshell in a Sentence
discovering that I had a long-lost sister was an absolute bombshell
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That means existing islanders must choose whether to stay with their current partner or couple up with a new bombshell.
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Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 14 Jan. 2025
There are the festival-season floor-fillers, the bombshell comebacks, the boom-or-busts, the will-they-even-release-its (looking at you, Lana, Lorde, and LCD Soundsystem), and, of course, the most long-awaited, long-debated, and long-delayed of long players.
—Pitchfork, 13 Jan. 2025
The bombshell complaint dropped just days before Sasaki will become eligible to sign a stateside contract — and perhaps only weeks before Major League Baseball owners will vote on whether to approve another Seidler brother, John Seidler, as San Diego’s permanent control person.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Nevertheless, a potential collaboration nearly happened, and the German auteur gave the Canadian bombshell a few words of career guidance: Never audition — hold out for directors who see your worth.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 14 Jan. 2025
There are the festival-season floor-fillers, the bombshell comebacks, the boom-or-busts, the will-they-even-release-its (looking at you, Lana, Lorde, and LCD Soundsystem), and, of course, the most long-awaited, long-debated, and long-delayed of long players.
—Pitchfork, 13 Jan. 2025
The bombshell complaint dropped just days before Sasaki will become eligible to sign a stateside contract — and perhaps only weeks before Major League Baseball owners will vote on whether to approve another Seidler brother, John Seidler, as San Diego’s permanent control person.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Nevertheless, a potential collaboration nearly happened, and the German auteur gave the Canadian bombshell a few words of career guidance: Never audition — hold out for directors who see your worth.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Bombshell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bombshell. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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bombshell
noun
bomb·shell
-ˌshel
2
: a great surprise
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