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.

Examples of bomb threat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

He was later arrested on state charges of possessing a weapon of mass destruction for an act of terrorism and conspiring to or making a bomb threat. — Jeff Winter, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026

There’s an episode where there’s a bomb threat on the campus — why should that even happen? — Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026

Sources from the Guardia Civil, the local police force, confirmed that the plane was evacuated as a precaution following a bomb threat, per Atlåntico Hoy and Demócrata. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026

The news comes after a Michigan man was sentenced to eight months in prison in 2025 for making a false bomb threat against a cruise ship. — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

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