flamethrower
Example Sentences
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“Congress handed Chair Powell the flamethrower he aimed at the banking rules.”
From Washington Post
It seems the Mariners were playing the Angels some time in the late 1970s, and the great flamethrower Ryan was on the mound, protecting a three-run lead in the late innings.
From Seattle Times
Beneath his body armor, his biceps may have been bulging courtesy of BALCO, but the steroids didn’t improve his ability to connect on a pitch thrown by a flamethrower who also might have been juicing.
From Washington Post
The niche sites continue to pull in Republican leaders and right-wing flamethrowers who could lift the sites’ online prospects.
From Washington Post
Mr. McCarthy then tosses a red Make America Great hat onto the ground and burns it with a flamethrower before running it over in his double cab truck.
From Washington Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.