firecrackers
Example Sentences
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Spent firecrackers scatter residue that contains partially burned fuel, metal salts, additives, and pieces of charred packaging.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 4, 2026
Beer was showered over the crowd, firecrackers set off and Mexican flags waved high in the sky against the setting sun.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
The incident took place in Thrissur, where around 40 people were believed to be assembling firecrackers in a cluster of sheds for an upcoming festival.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 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
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
