firecracker

Example Sentences

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Black smoke surfaced in patches around the theater as firecrackers exploded.

From Literature

If someone had batted an eye, it would have sounded like a firecracker had gone off.

From Literature

Rapid-response teams—made up of locals riding motorcycles and armed with firecrackers and devices that spray chili-pepper irritants—try to steer wandering elephants back into protected areas.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From Los Angeles Times

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