The writer's bombastic, pompous style was a real turn-off for me. From LearnThat.org.
Your misuse, from my perspective, of the word bombastic really threw me off for some reason. From Wordnik.com. [The Tail Section » Stephen King Explains How he Would End LOST!] Reference
Curious about what you consider "bombastic" in my previous post ...?. From Wordnik.com. [New McCain Ad: "Putting Country First" On Energy Policy] Reference
Being bombastic is bombastic, not anything else. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Winning The War On Talking Points] Reference
Who could possibly deliver the kind of bombastic story I'd want to see?. From Wordnik.com. [IGN Comics] Reference
Sharper was ranked No. 4: "The Saints safety can be bombastic, which is always a plus. From Wordnik.com. [The Green Bay Press-Gazette Latest Headlines] Reference
According to the usually well-informed Daily Lyre, all 'bombastic' advertising is punished with a fine. From Wordnik.com. [A Wodehouse Miscellany Articles & Stories] Reference
It was the era of triumph of that bombastic, meaningless, and paradoxical style known as the "seicentismo" from the century. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize] Reference
"The music itself is kind of bombastic and really accessible to people in the orchestra and the audience as well," he said. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
'bombastic' additional Canto is advertised in the Gent. From Wordnik.com. [Life of Johnson]
He was bombastic, but people came away liking him. From Wordnik.com. [Yeltsin's Challenge] Reference
A bombastic billionaire competitor who redeemed him. From Wordnik.com. [HP sues ousted CEO Hurd over hiring by rival Oracle] Reference
I don't think we've ever been accused of being bombastic. From Wordnik.com. [Spoon: A Slow Build To Success] Reference
THOMPSON: After three bombastic ringers, "Chinese Democracy" gets flabby. From Wordnik.com. [At Long Last, 'Chinese Democracy' Exists] Reference
Still, too many of the songs here slide into bombastic power-pop choruses. From Wordnik.com. [You Oughta Know Her] Reference
Some of Clemente's bigger, later paintings, however, get bombastic and empty. From Wordnik.com. [Expressionism Italian Style] Reference
Just look at the result of the duplicity of bombastic right wing blogger, Andrew Breitbart. From Wordnik.com. [Michelle Kraus: A Love Affair Gone Wrong: Liberals Abandon Their Beloved Obama] Reference
The dispute between the two bombastic leaders from opposite political poles is nothing new. From Wordnik.com. [Laura Carlsen: Uribe's Parting Shot] Reference
Saylor has become "less bombastic," says his No. 2 and former MIT frat brother, Sanju Bansal. From Wordnik.com. [Confessions From A Crash] Reference
Hemsworth certainly looks the part as Thor, and Hopkins appears to be on bombastic form as Odin. From Wordnik.com. [Thor: Kenneth Branagh's film looks the wrong kind of weird] Reference
Colbert has said he will be testifying as his television character, the bombastic talk show host. From Wordnik.com. [Stephen Colbert comes to Congress] Reference
Pryor appreciated his successes, but like his bombastic characters, he also had a charming humility. From Wordnik.com. [1940-2005: Richard Pryor] Reference
Spencer also created some of the most oddly bombastic yet subtly beautiful pictures of the 20th century. From Wordnik.com. [Love Affair, With Paint] Reference
A minute or two of sprightly and bombastic music comes before the entire character of the piece changes. From Wordnik.com. [Edward Elgar, Britain's Musical Icon, Turns 150] Reference
The Bad Plus, a New York trio, made its reputation with bombastic treatments of Black Sabbath and others. From Wordnik.com. ['Gold Sounds': Where Jazz Meets Alt-Rock] Reference
(The answer must be no, because if they did, they'd know it's a swooning, bombastic pile of floppity-flop.). From Wordnik.com. [Oscar Insanity] Reference
Political anchor John King hasn't been a big ratings winning, either, in replacing the bombastic Lou Dobbs. From Wordnik.com. [The Future Of CNN, Beyond Larry King] Reference
On his popular blog, Chicago-area teacher Fred Klonsky quotes bombastic iconoclast Alfie Kohn on the common core. From Wordnik.com. [Alan Gottlieb: Hold the Center] Reference
This part is good, bombastic fun, a feast for the eyes and ears (Gary Rydstrom's sound effects are aural dazzlers). From Wordnik.com. [The Shrek Effect] Reference
Rush Limbaugh, bombastic basher of CFLs, would probably be happy to read about this less-than-significant saturation. From Wordnik.com. [Buzzword: Socket Saturation] Reference
HOFFMAN: Well, let's go out with Hector Berlioz's fabulous, bombastic, over-the-top arrangement of "La Marseillaise.". From Wordnik.com. [Revolutionary Sounds: A Bastille Day Music Mix] Reference
With some small tinkering, he applied the bombastic "truth-telling" style he honed on the web into a cable news format. From Wordnik.com. ['Professional Left' Saga Says More About Media Than Obama] Reference
The title tune is Haimovtiz's interpretation of Jimi Hendrix's famously bombastic rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner.". From Wordnik.com. [A Contemporary Classic] Reference
He argued that his aunt could not blame him for giving proof of his energy and daring, and he discoursed in bombastic style. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Forty-seven years after her death, Edith Piaf is soundtracking the biggest, darkest, most bombastic blockbuster of the summer. From Wordnik.com. [Inception soundtrack created entirely from Edith Piaf song] Reference
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