firecrackers
Example Sentences
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The industry supplies firecrackers for weddings, festivals and other ceremonies and has faced repeated scrutiny over safety standards.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
Rescue operations - which have now concluded - were then significantly slowed down as firecrackers continued to explode inside the building.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
Rapid-response teams—made up of locals riding motorcycles and armed with firecrackers and devices that spray chili-pepper irritants—try to steer wandering elephants back into protected areas.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
Some firecrackers were set off near the sidewalk but away from the building entrance, he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026
“The Lord don’t make firecrackers, son. Hit’s jest too bad pore Blu didn’t be more careful when he was shootin’m off.”
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
