firecrackers

Example Sentences

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Some firecrackers were set off near the sidewalk but away from the building entrance, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026

As Mesidor and Bain have thudded their way through the first two rounds of the playoff, Miami’s pass rush has reduced some of college football’s most explosive offenses to little more than firecrackers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

Officials said these devices began flooding local markets in northern India after viral social media videos showed them being used as firecrackers.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2025

This year, the Supreme Court eased restrictions, allowing the use of so-called "green" firecrackers that are designed to emit fewer particulate pollutants.

From Barron's • Oct. 27, 2025

It took several purple firecrackers exploding from the end of Professor Dumbledore’s wand to bring silence.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling