come as bombshell
Frequency: 7.21.8 per million words
Used to describe the shocking effect of news on people.
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Examples (10)
- The news came as a bombshell to everyone in the office.
- The minister's sudden resignation came as a bombshell to the government.
- For the fans, the team's defeat came as a complete bombshell.
- His announcement that he was moving to another country came as a bombshell to his family.
- The revelation of the corporate scandal came as a financial bombshell to the investors.
- This information, if leaked, will come as a bombshell and could end his career.
- The company's decision to close the factory has come as a bombshell to the local community.
- To the scientific community, the unexpected discovery came as a bombshell.
- Her confession came as a bombshell, changing everything we thought we knew.
- The jury's verdict came as a bombshell in the crowded courtroom.