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a bombastic speech intended to impress the voters in her congressional district
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Pastors mourned Kirk both as a friend who built close personal relationships with evangelical leaders and a bombastic advocate for conservative Christian causes, who openly mixed politics with religion.
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Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
The emotions of that victory two years ago were apparent at the time — Sirianni was bombastic exiting the field after the emotional win — but there is no concept of revenge this time.
—Zach Berman, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Again and again, the band falls (petulantly, peevishly, with English accents and English swear words) into the gap between its bombastic self-image and the facts on the ground, the dwindling ticket sales and tiny sandwiches and spontaneously combusting drummers.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
Borderlands 4 is set to be the series' most bombastic and full-featured game yet, and early previews for the game have been very positive so far.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
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Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
The emotions of that victory two years ago were apparent at the time — Sirianni was bombastic exiting the field after the emotional win — but there is no concept of revenge this time.
—Zach Berman, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Again and again, the band falls (petulantly, peevishly, with English accents and English swear words) into the gap between its bombastic self-image and the facts on the ground, the dwindling ticket sales and tiny sandwiches and spontaneously combusting drummers.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
Borderlands 4 is set to be the series' most bombastic and full-featured game yet, and early previews for the game have been very positive so far.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bombastic
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“Bombastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bombastic. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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