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
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
Some firecrackers were set off near the sidewalk but away from the building entrance, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2026
The stars popped in the night sky like distant firecrackers, and beyond them the great streak of the Milky Way came down out of heaven and draped a swathe into the ocean beyond.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
