bottle rockets
Example Sentences
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Firing bottle rockets and other fireworks is a traditional way of welcoming the new year and seeing off any lingering bad memories.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 10, 2024
“What many districts are doing now is effectively shooting bottle rockets at the moon, launching small-scale interventions, which are directionally correct, but won’t add up to anything sufficient to help students catch up,” Kane said.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2022
At times, Rachlin’s balance between tune and tooth tilted a bit too hard toward the latter, and a few of his highest notes flew off like bottle rockets.
From Washington Post • Oct. 28, 2022
Mr. Miyares said the incident unnerved him, and he maintained that what Mr. Fetterman took to be gunshots were bottle rockets set off by a group of kids.
From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2021
The questions launched through his mind like bottle rockets.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
