pipe bomb

noun

: a bomb made from a piece of pipe
a pipe bomb

Examples of pipe bomb in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web An Oklahoma man has been arrested on charges of allegedly throwing a pipe bomb at The Satanic Temple in Salem, Massachusetts, according to federal prosecutors. Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2024 In 2007, a homemade pipe bomb in the hotel’s parking garage killed a 24-year-old man. Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2024 Three years after the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot, the FBI is still seeking the suspect who planted a pipe bomb near the headquarters of the Republican National Committee and the Democratic National Committee on the eve of the attack. Brie Stimson, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2024 Shortly after Scott named Wallace as his pick to lead the department, The Baltimore Sun reported that Wallace had faced pipe bomb and explosives charges in 1992. Lia Russell, Baltimore Sun, 21 Aug. 2023 And in Iowa in October 2019, a gender reveal party went south when the family unintentionally built a pipe bomb. Jack Guy, CNN, 4 Sep. 2023 The Sun reviewed documents showing the pipe bomb charge was ordered to be expunged in March 2021. Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 3 Aug. 2023 At one point, Rep. Thomas Massie showed a short surveillance video of the moments before officials found a pipe bomb outside the Democratic National Committee's Capitol Hill headquarters on the day of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack. Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 13 July 2023 At one point, Rep. Thomas Massie showed a short surveillance video moments before officials found a pipe bomb outside the Democratic National Committee’s Capitol Hill headquarters on the day of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack. Farnoush Amiri, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2023

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“Pipe bomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pipe%20bomb. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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