fireball
Example Sentences
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As this nuclear fireball grows, it mixes with the surrounding atmosphere, cools, and eventually condenses into tiny solid particles that become nuclear fallout.
From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026
Footage from the scene shows a fireball at the refinery, with thick smoke billowing out across the city.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Scientists said a fireball spotted in the skies above East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire was a meteor.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
Crews on the ground will monitor the Artemis II capsule and send those test pilots precise speeds and coordinates to hit as they follow the fireball in the sky.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
It hit him like a fireball and he gave a wheezy cough.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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