Examples of time bomb in a Sentence

He's a time bomb getting ready to explode. If we don't do something about the pollution problem, we'll be sitting on a ticking time bomb.

Recent Examples on the Web Any major artist who dies intestate — without a will — is leaving their heirs with a ticking financial time bomb. — Jem Aswad, Variety, 21 Apr. 2022 The Left is a ticking time bomb, and the Right shows little sympathy for those purged by the ivory tower. — Aron Ravin, National Review, 3 Apr. 2022 Trump's growing recklessness is a ticking time bomb Ever since 1976, US presidents have designated the month of February as a time to recognize Black history. — Richard Galant, CNN, 6 Feb. 2022 This is hands down the most dangerous political development in recent American history — a civic time bomb placed smack dab at the center of American democracy. — Damon Linker, The Week, 14 Sep. 2021 Opening the Glasgow talks, Johnson did a bit about James Bond and a ticking time bomb. — Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2021 The cost of this economic time bomb is currently estimated at roughly $1 trillion in gross domestic product. — David Introcaso, STAT, 30 Dec. 2021 The kind of feints and foreshadowing required to produce a time bomb like Tom’s betrayal of Shiv is something only serial television can do; breaking any narrative into pieces offers viewers time to speculate but also forget. — Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2021 What began as a legislative formality has now become a ticking time bomb the GOP seems increasingly inclined to let go off. — Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 8 Oct. 2021 See More

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