Roman candle
Example Sentences
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They recount being discovered by Lou Adler at a hootenanny night at the Troubadour in 1970 and how that relationship lighted the Roman candle of their career.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2025
“Trees, they exploded and flamed up like a Roman candle immediately.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 21, 2023
An aerial Roman candle has 20 grams, reloadable aerial shells, shot from a tube, have 60 grams.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 4, 2021
It was with his Roman candle of a play, The Normal Heart, that his two lives most directly intersected.
From The Guardian ● May 27, 2020
When she’s around, Coop lights up like the fireballs that shoot out of a Roman candle.
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
