firecrackers

Example Sentences

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The industry - which is largely informal - supplies firecrackers for weddings, festivals and other ceremonies and has faced repeated scrutiny over safety standards.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Some firecrackers were set off near the sidewalk but away from the building entrance, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026

As Mesidor and Bain have thudded their way through the first two rounds of the playoff, Miami’s pass rush has reduced some of college football’s most explosive offenses to little more than firecrackers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

Officials said these devices began flooding local markets in northern India after viral social media videos showed them being used as firecrackers.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2025

The stars popped in the night sky like distant firecrackers, and beyond them the great streak of the Milky Way came down out of heaven and draped a swathe into the ocean beyond.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt