How to Use bomb threat in a Sentence

bomb threat

noun
  • Authorities made no connection between the 2018 mass shooting and Tuesday's hoax bomb threat.
    Phil Helsel, NBC News, 3 July 2024
  • In the course of the trial, someone called in a bomb threat.
    James Lasdun, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2023
  • No one has been charged with the other bomb threat, made via email.
    David Ingram, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2024
  • But the in-person event was abruptly canceled after the store received a bomb threat.
    The Arizona Republic, 6 June 2023
  • Strand admits to the team that he’s been working with the FBI to bring down a terrorist group; the team responds to a bomb threat at the state Capitol.
    Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2023
  • In 2000, there was a bomb threat against a bookstore where Rowling was holding a book signing.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 21 Feb. 2023
  • In 2019, Miles allegedly made a bomb threat at an airport.
    Emy Lacroix, Peoplemag, 16 Mar. 2023
  • But police showed up and ordered them to stop playing and shut down many of the events, often under the claim that a bomb threat had been called in.
    TIME, 27 June 2024
  • Union officials later confirmed the call was a bomb threat.
    Agreen, oregonlive, 8 Aug. 2023
  • This was not the first act or threat of violence against the temple, which received a bomb threat in September, said Hochul.
    C Mandler, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2023
  • In September, a drag queen story hour in Brooklyn was moved after a bomb threat to the library.
    John Leland, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Passengers on the flight told CBS 2 Chicago that a bomb threat was found written in the airplane’s bathroom.
    Zachary Folk, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Jones said his home in a small town south of Atlanta was swatted on Wednesday, only to have a bomb threat called in on Thursday.
    Jeff Amy, Fortune, 29 Dec. 2023
  • The superintendent would later say the book was cited in a bomb threat made against the district.
    Nicole Carr, ProPublica, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Police also responded to a fake bomb threat in Fullerton on Aug. 12.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Kroger store in Prospect has been cleared after a bomb threat was called in on Saturday afternoon, Prospect Police said.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Courier-Journal, 10 June 2023
  • Walmart at 7901 Watt Avenue has been evacuated due to a bomb threat.
    Laura Dickinson, Sacramento Bee, 3 June 2024
  • Adding to the day’s tension, the exchanges took place hours after authorities responded to a bomb threat at the judge’s house in New York City’s suburbs.
    Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 12 Jan. 2024
  • In fact, the premiere of this very documentary was delayed because of a reported bomb threat called into the venue.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Sep. 2023
  • In this remake of a 2015 Spanish film of the same name, Liam Neeson stars as bank executive Matt, who receives a bomb threat while driving his children to school.
    Dallasnews.com Staff, Dallas News, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Milwaukee police confirmed a bomb threat was made but no explosives were found.
    Journal Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Police searched French Immersion School again Tuesday after an additional bomb threat to the school at at 5:42 a.m.
    Rory Linnane, Journal Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2024
  • But as their subject, pop superstar Lil Nas X, pulled up in his car to join them, organizers were informed that a bomb threat had been called in and the artist was told to hold, sources told Variety.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 9 Sep. 2023
  • The announcement comes less than two weeks after a separate individual was sentenced to three and a half years for making a bomb threat against Hobbs in 2021.
    Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Sabrina Carpenter was forced to cancel a Portland, Oregon concert at the last minute after reports of a bomb threat.
    Brandon Livesay, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2023
  • In January, hours before closing arguments in the case, authorities responded to a bomb threat at the judge’s home.
    Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2024
  • In January, hours before closing arguments in the case, authorities responded to a bomb threat at the judge's home.
    CBS News, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Cincinnati police confirmed the Kroger Marketplace in Oakley was evacuated as a result of a bomb threat.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 10 June 2023
  • In April, one of its factories reportedly received a bomb threat amid the ongoing backlash.
    Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 15 June 2023
  • Listen to this article A school in Bloomfield was evacuated and searched on Friday following a bomb threat.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2024

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