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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Unlike her Oprah interview, Harry & Meghan, or Spare, in With Love, Meghan, there are no bombshell reveals or accusations.
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2025
Aside from a bombshell Oprah Winfrey interview after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex infamously stepped back from their royal titles five years ago, Meghan hasn't given many interviews.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
The 23-year-old student flirted her way on the island, but what happened to her after the show?
Hae-lin was the bombshell that was added to the island when the girls were off to Paradise.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 11 Feb. 2025
The bombshell came during last year's San Diego Comic-Con, where Marvel announced that Robert Downey Jr. would return to the MCU not as Iron Man but as Doctor Doom and make his debut in Avengers: Doomsday.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 10 Feb. 2025
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2025
Aside from a bombshell Oprah Winfrey interview after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex infamously stepped back from their royal titles five years ago, Meghan hasn't given many interviews.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
The 23-year-old student flirted her way on the island, but what happened to her after the show?
Hae-lin was the bombshell that was added to the island when the girls were off to Paradise.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 11 Feb. 2025
The bombshell came during last year's San Diego Comic-Con, where Marvel announced that Robert Downey Jr. would return to the MCU not as Iron Man but as Doctor Doom and make his debut in Avengers: Doomsday.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Bombshell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bombshell. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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bombshell
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bomb·shell
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