bombshell

[US]/'bɒmʃel/
[UK]/'bɑmʃɛl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a sudden and shocking event, a stunningly beautiful woman.

Example Sentences

The news came as a bombshell.

a twenty-year-old blonde bombshell .

It was then that he dropped the bombshell—he wasn’t planning to come with us.

The actress dropped a bombshell when she announced her retirement.

The bombshell news spread quickly on social media.

The journalist's bombshell report exposed corruption at the highest levels of government.

She dropped a bombshell by revealing her secret relationship with a famous musician.

The bombshell revelation shocked everyone in the room.

The bombshell announcement of the company's bankruptcy took everyone by surprise.

The bombshell testimony in court changed the course of the trial.

The bombshell scandal rocked the entertainment industry.

The bombshell revelation left the audience speechless.

The bombshell news of the company's merger spread like wildfire.

Real-world Examples

I hesitated a little. I knew that I had a bombshell.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

Wow, that's a bombshell we did not expect. That's awesome.

Source: Gourmet Base

I want to be clear that this research is not a bombshell.

Source: PBS English News

But I know how well you deal with these big bombshells, so...sleep tight.

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 1

More than three months after the Justice Department finished the probe with no criminal charges, the FBI director dropped a bombshell.

Source: Battle Collection

The letter turned out to be a bombshell.

Source: 2005 ESLPod

I just got off the phone with my mother and she dropped a bombshell.

Source: 2016 ESLPod

Forget the bombshell the prosecution's just dropped.

Source: Suits Season 3

Finally, she dropped the bombshell. She was pregnant, she said.

Source: Collins-Longman-All

And we can't have a blonde bombshell blowing up our plan.

Source: Gossip Girl Season 3

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