fireball
Example Sentences
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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
In a corner of London's Canary Wharf, better known for finance than fireballs, The Hunger Games: On Stage has bought Panem to life in a purpose-built 1,200 seat arena.
From BBC
Frantic, he helped his parents hoist his six younger siblings over a backyard fence as fireballs of ignited crude descended around their home, just across the street.
From Los Angeles Times
He watched a huge yellow fireball rise and grow, turning orange, then red, kicking up towering swirls of dust, boiling itself into the shape of a giant mushroom.
From Literature
Those June meteors are rarely visible unless they produce exceptionally bright fireballs.
From Science Daily
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