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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