How to Use bombshell in a Sentence

bombshell

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  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • There were steamy challenges, bombshells brought in to test the couples, messy breakups and tear-jerking reunions.
    — Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2023
  • 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
  • What happened next could have happened to billions of bombshells.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The nearly-white platinum shade of blonde was made even more bombshell with lots of volume at the crown and a swathe of hair wrapped across the forehead for a retro-meets-modern look.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 26 Dec. 2023
  • An Arizona resident arrived at Casa Amor as one of the bombshells.
    — The Arizona Republic, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Join us Tuesday for the inside story on our bombshell Clarence Thomas report.
    — Alex Mierjeski, ProPublica, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Her signature blonde bombshell curls, worn in a middle part.
    — Alice Cary, Glamour, 22 Feb. 2023
  • The silver-haired bombshell would make for a stellar bachelorette.
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 10 Feb. 2024
  • How many bombshells are cast for each season for Love Island Australia?
    — Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Selena Gomez was a bombshell in Tiffany gems and an Oscar de la Renta sheer gown with a leafy cover of appliques.
    — Maane Khatchatourian, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2024
  • And for one final bombshell, Charmaine, in the middle of a medical emergency, tells Jack and Mel that Jack is not the father of her twins.
    — Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 13 May 2023
  • Ana shares a few bombshells from her time with Macchiarini, like the fact that the material of the trachea was changed for every patient.
    — Vulture, 21 Dec. 2023
  • His discovery confirmed what had long been known—and yet, for better and worse, it was perceived as a bombshell surprise.
    — Ingfei Chen, The New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2023
  • The battle of the bombshells playing out in theaters is not the usual runaway box office success story.
    — Oliver Darcy, CNN, 20 July 2023
  • At the Golden Globes in January, Winfrey wore one of her most bombshell looks to date: a body-con dress in a gorgeous royal purple shade.
    — Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Yup, this brunette bombshell is flying solo, per her Bravo bio.
    — Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 17 July 2023

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