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a bombastic speech intended to impress the voters in her congressional district
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Crosby has always been quiet and composed, while Ovechkin barreled into the league all bombastic and boyish.
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Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
His singing voice is an astonishing instrument, recalling David Bowie’s theatrics and Roy Orbison’s bombastic vocal style.
—Millan Verma, Pitchfork, 30 Jan. 2026
Their rhetoric has been bombastic.
—Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
The film, a follow-up to her eponymous memoir, would offer a window into the first lady’s private, sphinx-like world, in contrast to that of her bombastic, spotlight-seeking husband.
—Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
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Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
His singing voice is an astonishing instrument, recalling David Bowie’s theatrics and Roy Orbison’s bombastic vocal style.
—Millan Verma, Pitchfork, 30 Jan. 2026
Their rhetoric has been bombastic.
—Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
The film, a follow-up to her eponymous memoir, would offer a window into the first lady’s private, sphinx-like world, in contrast to that of her bombastic, spotlight-seeking husband.
—Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
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 14 Feb. 2026.
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