rocket

Example Sentences

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"They sleep under the stars at night, and we sleep under rockets. Both skies give light, but different kinds of light."

From BBC

I was beginning to worry when he rocketed out from under a fence ahead of us and down the lane, barking his head off.

From Literature

The debut of Elon Musk’s heavily hyped and much-delayed electric sports car, said to be equipped with “small rocket thrusters,” may be pushed back — again.

From MarketWatch

It is also already making heavy use of its supply of interceptors, which are essential to defending the home front from rockets and missiles.

From The Wall Street Journal

In Israel, sirens sounded in response to Hezbollah missile and rocket fire, but no casualties were reported.

From BBC