bombshell
noun
bomb·shell
ˈbäm-ˌshel 
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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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Her hair, styled by Kira Dior, was slicked back from her face and gathered at the crown of her head for a few inches of volume, with the lengths cascading down in big, loose bombshell curls.
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Kara Nesvig, Allure, 20 Nov. 2024
Theresa Nist is shedding new light on her bombshell divorce from Gerry Turner.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
The event that prompted the committee's months-long investigation started in December on Capitol Hill at a bombshell hearing on combating antisemitism featuring the presidents of Harvard, Penn, and MIT.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2024
Hammer’s talent agency, WME, drops him. March 11, 2021: Vanity Fair publishes a bizarre bombshell article on the Hammer family, outlining Hammer’s upbringing in the Cayman Islands and revealing multiple disturbing details about his relatives.
—Lydia Wang, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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Kara Nesvig, Allure, 20 Nov. 2024
Theresa Nist is shedding new light on her bombshell divorce from Gerry Turner.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
The event that prompted the committee's months-long investigation started in December on Capitol Hill at a bombshell hearing on combating antisemitism featuring the presidents of Harvard, Penn, and MIT.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2024
Hammer’s talent agency, WME, drops him. March 11, 2021: Vanity Fair publishes a bizarre bombshell article on the Hammer family, outlining Hammer’s upbringing in the Cayman Islands and revealing multiple disturbing details about his relatives.
—Lydia Wang, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Bombshell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bombshell. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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bombshell
noun
bomb·shell
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: a great surprise
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