lightning bolt
Example Sentences
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That “better” isn’t a lightning bolt so much as a slow accumulation — small, incremental shifts that bring something closer, then closer still.
From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026
One of the most famous is Pikachu - a mouse-like species with a tail shaped like a lightning bolt that can blast powerful electric charges.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
Pulsed power stores energy in large capacitors and releases it in a burst, producing extremely high power for a brief moment, like a controlled lightning bolt.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
The crux of the glam, an oversized star drawn on with glitter and eyeliner, evoked David Bowie’s iconic lightning bolt.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025
If a lightning bolt struck the dinghy, we’d be roasted like crickets on a radiator.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
