firecracker

Example Sentences

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On Sunday, a blast at a firecracker factory in neighbouring Tamil Nadu state left at least 25 dead.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

A rare moment of high drama flares when a pregnant woman, Agata, played with firecracker fierceness by Anna Chlumsky, barrels down the basement stairs to accost Renia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

It’s possible the hotel was also happy to bid them farewell, given Hemingway’s conversion of their suite into an impromptu boxing ring with an indoor firecracker habit to boot.

From Salon • Jul. 12, 2025

And for the next three years he was friends with that firecracker, until they started dating around Christmas of their senior year.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2024

“And James lit a firecracker instead of a stink bomb. Like, a big, pink, bursting-in-the-sky firecracker.”

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle