bottle rockets
Example Sentences
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Firing bottle rockets and other fireworks is a traditional way of welcoming the new year and seeing off any lingering bad memories.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 10, 2024
Richwine said illegal fireworks include skyrockets, bottle rockets, Roman candles, aerial shells, M-80s or “anything that will be propelled into the air, explode or travel across the ground uncontrollably.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2022
Mr. Miyares told local news media that the noise came from some kids playing with bottle rockets nearby.
From Washington Times • Feb. 10, 2021
He seemed astonished by America, and he expressed that astonishment in sentences that zinged up and out like bottle rockets.
From New York Times • May 15, 2018
There were pony rides, sparklers, bottle rockets, croquet, horseshoes, taffy pulls, and apple bobbing.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
