cannon
Example Sentences
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The team that was set to be Eastern Conference cannon fodder is now in second place, putting the Celtics right where they’re used to being: the thick of a championship race.
“He had to protect himself from his loose cannon partner over here,” he said.
From Salon
The ball will come back at you like it was shot out of a cannon.
From Los Angeles Times
In Ommen, the Netherlands, local residents watched the annual carbide shooting - a New Year's Eve tradition of turning milk cans into cannons.
From BBC
“It’s just as loud whether there’s fire cannons or not,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times
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