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US
/ˈbɑmˌʃɛɫ/
]
[ UK /bˈɒmʃɛl/ ]
[ UK /bˈɒmʃɛl/ ]
NOUN
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an entertainer who has a sensational effect
she was a blonde bombshell - an explosive bomb or artillery shell
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a shocking surprise
news of the attack came like a bombshell
How To Use bombshell In A Sentence
- Father exploded a bombshell when he forbade us to go to the prom
- Three weeks later, and one week before the union election, the President ‘dropped a bombshell,’ as the Miami New Times put it.
- Just days after he announced he'd stay leader for as long as the party wanted him the prime minister dropped a bombshell.
- LEMON: I think that's what you call a bombshell, right, Wolf, don't you think? CNN Transcript May 2, 2008
- But while these weighty colloquia abounded, Saltz confided a bombshell. ARTINFO: "WORK OF ART" RECAP: The Next Great Artist Was Chosen on TV, as Since Time Immemorial
- The Tories now have room to warn of a hidden Labour tax bombshell at the next election. Times, Sunday Times
- I awoke to find myself lying next to the blonde bombshell who was sleeping peacefully in my arms.
- This point was highlighted by contributors to the documentary, who indicated that an articulate and intelligent woman lay underneath the blonde bombshell.
- But the Conservatives had launched their Labour double whammy and tax bombshell campaigns months beforehand. Times, Sunday Times
- Movie bombshell Megan Fox gave new meaning to the word transformer during a recent day out in L.A., when the sexy star, who is rarely seen without her signature dark eye makeup and slash of red lipstick, dared to go bare while picking up beauty supplies. Megan Fox Without Makeup (PHOTO)