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cannonball

[kan-uhn-bawl] / ˈkæn ənˌbɔl /






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My line stuttered forward and flopped onto the water with all the stealth of a cannonball.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

Of all the dirty, rotten, down-low things Netflix has done, providing a gaping pit of gold coins for Adam Sandler to cannonball into like Scrooge McDuck might be the worst so far.

From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2025

Last week Collins had talked about a funny memory with the Wolverines, how Harbaugh finished a spring practice by doing a cannonball off the high dive at the school’s pool.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2025

Locals schlep their own gear to the jagged lava rock perches that line the coast and cannonball into the turquoise sea.

From New York Times ● May 29, 2024

Giving it a little extra, Palmer fired a final cannonball.

From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli

There were no cannonballs Saturday, only a franchise that once again was deep-sixed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2025

Over the last week, both artists’ camps launched new items like cannonballs.

From New York Times ● May 28, 2024

The location where the cannonballs were found was formerly a Raytheon company location, according to The Boston Globe.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 28, 2023

Historical finds include cannonballs, a sword blade and a wheel experts believe belonged to a wagon that blew up during the two days of supply dumps.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 13, 2023

I mean, while I was spending my summers doing cannonballs at the community rec center pool, Quinton was out saving the world.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston


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