noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
blonde
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It was because, apart from sniffles, she was a blonde bombshell with a large bosom.
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Lawford even took photographs of the President of the United States and the blonde bombshell in bed together.
■ VERB
drop
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Then, one day in May, Kathleen dropped a bombshell .
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However, it was while in the midst of dealing with her father's problems that her husband had dropped his bombshell .
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Jackie drops the bombshell as she and Jimmy happily tell each other how much they love each other after 27 years together.
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There is a funny, touching reconciliation scene, and then Michael drops his bombshell .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
drop a bombshell
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Then, one day in May, Kathleen dropped a bombshell.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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For the board of directors, the news of the crash came as a bombshell .
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Then Vanessa dropped the bombshell that she was leaving - and leaving that night.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A bombshell , the announcement drew cries of anguish from critics and fans.
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A bit of a bombshell , Vi distracts Betty's hard-won suitor Hugh, touching off a set of sibling sparring.
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But while they were there Farash dropped a bombshell .
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For the Community Board this was a bombshell .
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Her three-page typed reply, when it was finally received, dropped like a bombshell .
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Meanwhile, rehearsals for Blithe Spirit were proceeding to their second week with me sitting on this bombshell .
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The word had fallen like a bombshell in the pure and tranquil atmosphere of the Archer dining-room.
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They were successful in the first aim by concentrating on Mr Smith's shadow budget and re-exploding the tax bombshell .