How to Use pipe bomb in a Sentence

pipe bomb

noun
  • An apparent pipe bomb was found at a home in southern Brooklyn on Wednesday, police sources said.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The pipe bomb report — ultimately determined to be false — was not the first time police were called out to Goode's home on a bogus tip.
    — Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 12 Dec. 2025
  • On Sunday, Leising wrote that her home was targeted by a pipe bomb threat on Saturday.
    — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Still, work continued within the FBI on the shocking pipe bomb incident.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
  • There was no immediate confirmation from law enforcement regarding the pipe bomb threat.
    — Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
  • Developing software exploits, stealing credentials, or teaching how to build a pipe bomb are examples.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 30 June 2026
  • Although no one was injured in the 2021 pipe bomb incident, authorities say the attack could have been deadly.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Bongino has continued to focus on the pipe bomb case since arriving at the FBI, sources told CNN.
    — Cnn.com, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
  • Police are investigating after an apparent pipe bomb was located in a vacant apartment in Hartford on Wednesday.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 15 Apr. 2026
  • In addition to a plan of action, according to the federal affidavit, step-by-step instructions were discovered detailing how to build a pipe bomb and create homemade gunpowder.
    — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 15 Dec. 2025
  • In 1965, by which point Dooky Chase had become a gathering place for civil-rights organizers, a pipe bomb exploded outside the restaurant.
    — Danielle Amir Jackson, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Residents in the Colorado community of Nederland sheltered in place for most of the day after a possible pipe bomb was found by a man walking his dog on Sunday morning.
    — Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Triano died in an explosion in the Catalina Foothills after his wife, Pamela Phillips, hired a hitman to plant a pipe bomb in his Lincoln Town Car.
    — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Then-Vice President-elect Kamala Harris was inside the DNC’s offices when the pipe bomb was discovered.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The case has drawn intense scrutiny in part because the pipe bomb investigation remained unsolved for nearly five years, fueling speculation and conspiracy theories.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
  • During the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, a pipe bomb concealed in a backpack detonated at Centennial Olympic Park, killing one person and injuring many others.
    — Divya Dubey, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Former Vice President Kamala Harris was in the DNC offices at the time a pipe bomb was discovered nearby, at which point she was evacuated from the premises by her Secret Service detail.
    — Connor Greene, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
  • According to public records reviewed by USA TODAY, Cole does not have a criminal history but does have several traffic violations on file, which took place after the pipe bomb placement.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
  • To date, the DOJ has released little evidence related to its investigation and prosecution of Cole, although Attorney General Pam Bondi and other top DOJ officials previously said additional charges could be forthcoming related to the pipe bomb placement investigation.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 29 Dec. 2025

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