fireball
Example Sentences
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Footage from the scene shows a fireball at the refinery, with thick smoke billowing out across the city.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Crews on the ground will monitor the Artemis II capsule and send those test pilots precise speeds and coordinates to hit as they follow the fireball in the sky.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
When part of a SpaceX rocket re-entered Earth's atmosphere exactly a year ago, it created a spectacuglar fireball that streaked across Europe's skies, delighting stargazers and sending a team of scientists rushing towards their instruments.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
The explosion was witnessed by people on the ground, who described a bright fireball, and photographs later documented vast areas of flattened forest.
From Science Daily • Dec. 19, 2025
It intercepted the cannonball midair, detonating a massive fireball.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
