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

Damian McKenzie's 70th minute 50-22 was like a fireball falling from the sky, winning all-important field position - a "gut punch" as Tuipulotu called it.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025

It intercepted the cannonball midair, detonating a massive fireball.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan