bomb squad
noun
: a group of people who have the job of preventing bombs from causing damage or injury
Examples of bomb squad in a Sentence
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The search of a trash can outside the Rodeway Inn room led police to contact the agency’s bomb squad.
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Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2024
Prospective applicants can talk with officers directly to learn more about the job, sign up for a ride-along and meet members of the agency’s various units, including the K9 Unit, Indiana Crime Guns Task Force, bomb squad, detectives and more.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Apr. 2024
During the 2022 August primary in Michigan, a bomb scare temporarily closed a polling location in Linden to allow Michigan State Police's bomb squad to investigate a suspicious backpack found by an election worker.
—Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 8 Apr. 2024
The gym, surrounding businesses and nearby homes were evacuated until the New Haven police bomb squad could search the building.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2024
About 50 firefighters as well as county and city haz-mat teams and the sheriff’s bomb squad gathered at the scene Thursday morning.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2024
The Massachusetts State Police claim one of the members of its bomb squad has gone above and beyond in the line of duty and taken bullets for the team.
—Jody Serrano / Gizmodo, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024
Frank Gonzalez told the Associated Press that the cause of the explosion, which happened shortly before 1 p.m. local time during a training exercise with the sheriff’s bomb squad.
—Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2024
Santa Cruz Sheriff's Office The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office shared a photo of a bomb squad member dressed in a blast suit carting the bomb down the beach on New Year's Eve.
—Natalie Kainz, NBC News, 3 Jan. 2024
Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2024
Prospective applicants can talk with officers directly to learn more about the job, sign up for a ride-along and meet members of the agency’s various units, including the K9 Unit, Indiana Crime Guns Task Force, bomb squad, detectives and more.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Apr. 2024
During the 2022 August primary in Michigan, a bomb scare temporarily closed a polling location in Linden to allow Michigan State Police's bomb squad to investigate a suspicious backpack found by an election worker.
—Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 8 Apr. 2024
The gym, surrounding businesses and nearby homes were evacuated until the New Haven police bomb squad could search the building.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2024
About 50 firefighters as well as county and city haz-mat teams and the sheriff’s bomb squad gathered at the scene Thursday morning.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2024
The Massachusetts State Police claim one of the members of its bomb squad has gone above and beyond in the line of duty and taken bullets for the team.
—Jody Serrano / Gizmodo, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024
Frank Gonzalez told the Associated Press that the cause of the explosion, which happened shortly before 1 p.m. local time during a training exercise with the sheriff’s bomb squad.
—Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2024
Santa Cruz Sheriff's Office The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office shared a photo of a bomb squad member dressed in a blast suit carting the bomb down the beach on New Year's Eve.
—Natalie Kainz, NBC News, 3 Jan. 2024
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