Examples of A-bomb in a Sentence
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If dragons are nukes, Vhagar is an H-bomb while everyone else still has lesser A-bombs.
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Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
Back then, America feared an armada of Soviet bombers laden with A-bombs barreling over the horizon, dodging our few anti-aircraft batteries, and dropping their deadly payloads on undefended American cities.
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Barry Scott Zellen,
Hartford Courant,
22 Jan. 2026
Surviving the A-bomb at age 3 Mimaki was 3 years old in 1945.
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Anthony Kuhn,
NPR,
16 Aug. 2025
Three days later, the heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis arrived with the A-bomb’s gun assembly.
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David Perlmutt,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Aug. 2025
There was little awareness of, let alone tailored health care for, A-bomb survivors.
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E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
Named after an A-bomb test in the Pacific's Bikini Atoll, and popularized by French actress Brigitte Bardot, the bikini would conquer beaches, fashion shoots, pin-ups and movies.
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David Morgan,
CBS News,
12 July 2024
After all, if his film about the A-bomb could make a billion dollars, imagine what Nolan’s Bond movie could do.
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Benjamin Svetkey,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
Back then, America feared an armada of Soviet bombers laden with A-bombs barreling over the horizon, dodging our few anti-aircraft batteries, and dropping their deadly payloads on undefended American cities.
—
Barry Scott Zellen,
Hartford Courant,
22 Jan. 2026
Surviving the A-bomb at age 3 Mimaki was 3 years old in 1945.
—
Anthony Kuhn,
NPR,
16 Aug. 2025
Three days later, the heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis arrived with the A-bomb’s gun assembly.
—
David Perlmutt,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Aug. 2025
There was little awareness of, let alone tailored health care for, A-bomb survivors.
—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
Named after an A-bomb test in the Pacific's Bikini Atoll, and popularized by French actress Brigitte Bardot, the bikini would conquer beaches, fashion shoots, pin-ups and movies.
—
David Morgan,
CBS News,
12 July 2024
After all, if his film about the A-bomb could make a billion dollars, imagine what Nolan’s Bond movie could do.
—
Benjamin Svetkey,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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“A-bomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/A-bomb. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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