cannonball

Example Sentences

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It’s not a trust fall so much as a trust cannonball.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025

“We need to have the basic things,” said Biniam Girmay, a high-speed cannonball from Eritrea who in 2024 won three sprint stages at the Tour de France.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

Of all the dirty, rotten, down-low things Netflix has done, providing a gaping pit of gold coins for Adam Sandler to cannonball into like Scrooge McDuck might be the worst so far.

From Salon • Jul. 27, 2025

The British wanted to seize the ship and its treasure, but fired a cannonball into the San José’s powder magazines by mistake.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2024

The unopposed pressure launched the airlock like a cannonball as the Hab's atmosphere explosively escaped through the breach.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir