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

Michelle Francine Edwards, of Ohio, is accused of placing a bomb threat at the George County Chancery Clerk's Office in Mississippi on July 23. — Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

The incident occurred just shortly after Munich’s popular Oktoberfest was forced to temporarily close due to a bomb threat. — Callum Sutherland, Time, 6 Aug. 2026

Edwards then sent a second bomb threat to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office later that day, according to a probable cause affidavit. — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 5 Aug. 2026

In a separate case, a woman was accused of making a bomb threat targeted at local officials involved in the investigation. — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026

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