bolt

Example Sentences

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It's hard to envisage a lightning bolt at this stage.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Pulsed power stores energy in large capacitors and releases it in a burst, producing extremely high power for a brief moment, like a controlled lightning bolt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

But it isn’t a bolt out of the blue.

From Barron's • Dec. 22, 2025

With so much at risk, it’s not surprising that some potential victims bolt.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

Fox shot upright like a bolt of lightning, but she still seemed half-asleep.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega