firecracker

Example Sentences

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A rare moment of high drama flares when a pregnant woman, Agata, played with firecracker fierceness by Anna Chlumsky, barrels down the basement stairs to accost Renia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

It’s possible the hotel was also happy to bid them farewell, given Hemingway’s conversion of their suite into an impromptu boxing ring with an indoor firecracker habit to boot.

From Salon • Jul. 12, 2025

"Spencer was a firecracker, that's the best way to put it," Mitrofanov added.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2025

A breath taken before the end of a sentence would turn the final word into a firecracker.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2024

Her eyes were puffy and half closed, and it looked like somebody had set off a firecracker in her hair.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen