cannon

Example Sentences

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The 47-acre Hunterdon County property also features a cannon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

It was unclear whether Gosling also ordered up the marching band that played backup, but Fallon wound up crediting him for the whole deal, which we assume included the, um, confetti cannon.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has effectively been fired out of a cannon — disowned by the Royal Family and the political classes, and stripped of his titles.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

“He had to protect himself from his loose cannon partner over here,” he said.

From Salon • Jan. 21, 2026

High in the air small clouds like puffs of cannon smoke were driven eastward by the March wind.

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck