firecracker

Example Sentences

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On Sunday, a blast at a firecracker factory in neighbouring Tamil Nadu state left at least 25 dead.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

A rare moment of high drama flares when a pregnant woman, Agata, played with firecracker fierceness by Anna Chlumsky, barrels down the basement stairs to accost Renia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

She was a small-framed, firecracker of a woman, and no matter who is telling us about her, the fact that she outlived three husbands is always included.

From Salon • Jan. 16, 2025

And for the next three years he was friends with that firecracker, until they started dating around Christmas of their senior year.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2024

“And James lit a firecracker instead of a stink bomb. Like, a big, pink, bursting-in-the-sky firecracker.”

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle