fireworks

Example Sentences

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This Independence Day weekend we should celebrate our great nation with parades and fireworks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

Fencing normally occurs in preparation for the July 4 fireworks show, but it went up “a couple days early to protect the pool,” Burgum said in the Fox News interview.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026

The heat comes as the nation prepares to celebrate on Saturday the 250th anniversary of its independence from Britain, with fireworks set to light up the skies over major cities, including New York and Washington.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

The full-time whistle prompted wild scenes of celebration - not just in Mexico but also cities like Los Angeles, which has a huge Mexican population and where fireworks greeted the final whistle.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

When the last dazzling display of fireworks faded from the sky, the crowd carried paper lanterns to the banks of the Ohta River.

From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr