sparkler
Example Sentences
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“Everything suggests that the fire started from incandescent candles or sparklers attached to champagne bottles, brought too close to the ceiling,” said Beatrice Pilloud, attorney general for Valais, the Swiss canton where the fire occurred.
A fire at a bar in a Swiss ski resort appears to have been caused by sparklers placed on bottles of champagne that came "too close to the ceiling", authorities said.
From BBC
Authorities investigating the deadly blaze said they suspected that "sparklers or Bengal candles" sparked the fire.
From Barron's
“It’s New York City nightlife meets country music. We do bottle service, we do sparklers, people are dancing on tables, but it’s country vocals over the beat,” Wagner said.
For a mere $20 it was a no-brainer to bring to a casual dinner with friends, where this pleasingly easy-drinking sparkler proved to be a big hit.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
