cannonball
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My line stuttered forward and flopped onto the water with all the stealth of a cannonball.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
Instead of casually wading into the shallow end, skimming the surface with tepid bits of history about Mansfield’s life and career, Hargitay opts for a cannonball.
From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2025
Valencia says on his website he has more than two decades of experience as a human cannonball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2025
Here they tautologically come, slowly walking down the hall, faster than a cannonball.
From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2024
It intercepted the cannonball midair, detonating a massive fireball.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
Over the last week, both artists’ camps launched new items like cannonballs.
From New York Times ● May 28, 2024
Nearby buildings and a shopping center were evacuated as a precaution, Waltham fire officials said in a post on X, and the unearthed cannonballs were disposed of safely by the bomb squad.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 28, 2023
For years, it was unclear why, but a new study suggests jet expulsions of hot matter burped out like cosmic cannonballs are behind it.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2023
“Sometimes, we’d wait until boats were coming into the harbor and do cannonballs, splashing them,” she recalled often.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2023
Maricela puts her drink down, squeezes her nose, and cannonballs to the deep end.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
