bomb threat

noun

: a message saying that a bomb is located in a particular place

Someone called in a bomb threat, so the building was evacuated.

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Democratic lawmaker Joe Courtney (Conn.) was targeted with a bomb threat Thursday morning, his spokesperson said in a statement to The Hill. —

Filip Timotija, The Hill, 28 Nov. 2024 According to a Wednesday statement posted on X, the home of Republican Representative Elise Stefanik of New York, Trump's nominee for ambassador to the United Nations, was targeted with a bomb threat. —

Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024 Millions of dollars lost Each bomb threat causes a ripple effect of disruptions, costing both airlines and passengers huge amounts of time and money, said Lazar. —

Jessie Yeung, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024 However, police determined the rumor of a bomb threat turned was not true. —

Ivana Saric, Axios, 18 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bomb threat