cannonball

After a few minutes, there was a dive off the arch, followed by a cannonball from the next person, a backflip from a third and then other more spectacular and daring stunts from the flock.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

My line stuttered forward and flopped onto the water with all the stealth of a cannonball.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

Instead of casually wading into the shallow end, skimming the surface with tepid bits of history about Mansfield’s life and career, Hargitay opts for a cannonball.

From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2025

Here they tautologically come, slowly walking down the hall, faster than a cannonball.

From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2024

Rowan heard none of what transpired between Xenocrates and Goddard, but he did see the High Blade hurl himself into the deep end, creating a cannonball splash that drew everyone’s attention.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

Human cannonballs are said to be a small and select group.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2025

Nearby buildings and a shopping center were evacuated as a precaution, Waltham fire officials said in a post on X, and the unearthed cannonballs were disposed of safely by the bomb squad.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 28, 2023

Eventually, jet propulsions and strong winds from within the pulsar eject the heated matter like cosmic cannonballs.

From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2023

The images centered on the 1797 warship USS Constitution, better known as Old Ironsides because, while it sank a British vessel during the War of 1812, its thick, oak hull survived a barrage of cannonballs.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2022

But then last night, they rolled it here by putting it on top of cannonballs in an iron track.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman