stink bomb
noun
: a small bomb charged usually with chemicals that gives off a foul odor on bursting
Examples of stink bomb in a Sentence
Someone set off a stink bomb at the school.
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After the commission’s unanimous vote for the new fireworks rule, a resident noted their neighbor has started to throw smoke and stink bombs.
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Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2025
Having been accidentally blinded as a child by a stink bomb, Jenna uses her other senses to receive information.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 8 June 2025
The stink bomb Jimmy Butler left by quitting on them and ignoring the final two years of his contract is running its natural course.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025
Joseph Goebbels ordered his Brownshirts to set off stink bombs and mice in theaters showing the film.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
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Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2025
Having been accidentally blinded as a child by a stink bomb, Jenna uses her other senses to receive information.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 8 June 2025
The stink bomb Jimmy Butler left by quitting on them and ignoring the final two years of his contract is running its natural course.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025
Joseph Goebbels ordered his Brownshirts to set off stink bombs and mice in theaters showing the film.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stink bomb
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“Stink bomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stink%20bomb. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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