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adjective

bombastic

high-sounding but with little meaning; inflated

In a sentence

Six example sentences with bombastic, each labelled with its topic.

  • The candidate's bombastic speech promised everything and, once the cheering faded, committed the campaign to absolutely nothing.

    Politics

  • Every trailer for the sequel was bombastic, booming about destiny while revealing a plot thinner than the poster.

    Movies

  • His bombastic pregame interview promised a record night, yet he finished with four points and a sore ankle.

    Basketball

  • The villain's bombastic speeches run for pages, and the editor should have cut every one of them in half.

    Literature

  • The bombastic press release promised a revolution in logistics and described, on close reading, a slightly faster van.

    Business

  • The album's bombastic finale piles on choirs and timpani, yet the melody underneath could fit on a greeting card.

    Music

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