flamethrower
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"At that time, I was behaving a little bit like this flamethrower," she explained.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
South Korean police said they would seek an arrest warrant for a woman who set fire to her apartment building while trying to kill a cockroach with an improvised flamethrower, local media report.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2025
For a closer, they turned to Roki Sasaki, the Japanese rookie flamethrower who has been a reliever for all of 10 days.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2025
Performance highlights include Van Tass showcasing her mental magic while submerged in 2,000 liters of water, using a flamethrower and even being suspended in the air, à la Cirque du Soleil.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2025
Naomi cut me dead with a flamethrower glare.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
Racking up buckets of saves sent Billy Wagner and Trevor Hoffman to the Hall of Fame and turned flamethrowers like Mitch “Wild Thing” Williams and Eric “Game Over” Gagne into cult figures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Dozens of stores selling fireworks resembling flamethrowers and packaged in garish boxes saw little foot traffic on a weekday morning.
From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026
The film contains more than 1,000 digital fire FX shots, ranging from flaming arrows and flamethrowers to massive explosions and fire tornadoes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2025
He’s one of the few young flamethrowers to stay relatively healthy.
From Seattle Times ● May 29, 2024
Nail files, hedge trimmers, and homemade flamethrowers were more his speed.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
