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On the one hand, this is as much production value as one would expect for elite athletes, and just as much bombast as directors Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui afforded their last documentary subject, fashion designer Alexander McQueen.
3 New Documentaries to Stream This Fall|Erin Berger|September 21, 2020|Outside Online
In the midst of all her bombast, I suddenly saw her as the sad, lonely old woman she was.
Oswald’s Mother Was a Thoroughly Disagreeable Piece of Work|Steve North|November 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Bombast was trumping originality and critics were at the end of their ropes with it.
A ‘Wicked’ Decade: How a Critically Trashed Musical Became a Long-Running Smash|Kevin Fallon|October 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A few weeks later the target of his bombast had been expanded to all mental health patients.
Amnesty International U.K. Board Chairman Resigns Over Crude Jokes|Nico Hines|August 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST

He was to be Iran's moderate president, reflecting public sentiment to avoid the bombast of the erstwhile Ahmadinejad.
VIDEO: What Do Israelis Wish For Iranians?|Elisheva Goldberg|August 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The line captures the intriguing paradox that is West, a mélange of petulance, bombast, unintentional—or intentional?
Praise ‘Yeezus’: Kanye West’s New Album Is an Eclectic Tour de Force|Marlow Stern|June 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
We have no longer the bombast and unreality of the revolutionary epic.
The Earl of Beaconsfield|James Anthony Froude
The declamation sometimes shows Dryden at his best, the bombast and horrors are in Lee's worst vein.
Tragedy|Ashley H. Thorndike
This utterly surprising rejoinder was given without a suspicion of concern or bombast.
Jewel Mysteries|Max Pemberton
He tried to cover his errors by brags and bombast, which became ridiculous, and which are yet not without significance.
The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3)|Leslie Stephen
He was betrayed into this bombast, which his better taste rejected, by the attempt to carry on the hyperbolical strain of Statius.
The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1|Alexander Pope

单词	bombast
释义	bombast [ bom-bast ] / ˈbɒm bæst / SEE SYNONYMS FOR bombast ON THESAURUS.COM noun speech too pompous for an occasion; pretentious words. Obsolete. cotton or other material used to stuff garments; padding. adjective Obsolete. bombastic. Origin of bombast 1560–70; earlier bombace padding <Middle French <Medieval Latin bombācem, accusative of bombāx;see bombax family Words nearby bombast bombard, bombarde, bombardier, bombardier beetle, bombardon, bombast, bombastic, bombax family, Bombay, Bombay duck, Bombay hemp Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bombast On the one hand, this is as much production value as one would expect for elite athletes, and just as much bombast as directors Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui afforded their last documentary subject, fashion designer Alexander McQueen. 3 New Documentaries to Stream This Fall\|Erin Berger\|September 21, 2020\|Outside Online In the midst of all her bombast, I suddenly saw her as the sad, lonely old woman she was. Oswald’s Mother Was a Thoroughly Disagreeable Piece of Work\|Steve North\|November 17, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Bombast was trumping originality and critics were at the end of their ropes with it. A ‘Wicked’ Decade: How a Critically Trashed Musical Became a Long-Running Smash\|Kevin Fallon\|October 30, 2013\|DAILY BEAST A few weeks later the target of his bombast had been expanded to all mental health patients. Amnesty International U.K. Board Chairman Resigns Over Crude Jokes\|Nico Hines\|August 14, 2013\|DAILY BEAST He was to be Iran's moderate president, reflecting public sentiment to avoid the bombast of the erstwhile Ahmadinejad. VIDEO: What Do Israelis Wish For Iranians?\|Elisheva Goldberg\|August 5, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The line captures the intriguing paradox that is West, a mélange of petulance, bombast, unintentional—or intentional? Praise ‘Yeezus’: Kanye West’s New Album Is an Eclectic Tour de Force\|Marlow Stern\|June 15, 2013\|DAILY BEAST We have no longer the bombast and unreality of the revolutionary epic. The Earl of Beaconsfield\|James Anthony Froude The declamation sometimes shows Dryden at his best, the bombast and horrors are in Lee's worst vein. Tragedy\|Ashley H. Thorndike This utterly surprising rejoinder was given without a suspicion of concern or bombast. Jewel Mysteries\|Max Pemberton He tried to cover his errors by brags and bombast, which became ridiculous, and which are yet not without significance. The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3)\|Leslie Stephen He was betrayed into this bombast, which his better taste rejected, by the attempt to carry on the hyperbolical strain of Statius. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1\|Alexander Pope British Dictionary definitions for bombast bombast / (ˈbɒmbæst) / noun pompous and grandiloquent language obsolete material used for padding Derived forms of bombast bombastic, adjectivebombastically, adverb Word Origin for bombast C16: from Old French bombace, from Medieval Latin bombāx cotton; see bombacaceous Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to bombast grandiosity, grandiloquence, rhetoric, rodomontade, exaggeration, magniloquence, bluster, gasconade, rage, rant, stuff, pad, braggadocio, pomposity, balderdash, fustian, turgidity, rave, cotton, tumidity
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