cannonball
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My line stuttered forward and flopped onto the water with all the stealth of a cannonball.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
Of all the dirty, rotten, down-low things Netflix has done, providing a gaping pit of gold coins for Adam Sandler to cannonball into like Scrooge McDuck might be the worst so far.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2025
The British wanted to seize the ship and its treasure, but fired a cannonball into the San José’s powder magazines by mistake.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2024
It’s also singular, daring and an uncompromisingly cannonball into the queer cinema pool.
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2024
We’d cannonball into his pool, and he’d drown me in silly jokes, or we’d argue over Star Wars versus Star Trek and end up watching Doctor Who instead.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
There were no cannonballs Saturday, only a franchise that once again was deep-sixed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2025
Over the last week, both artists’ camps launched new items like cannonballs.
From New York Times ● May 28, 2024
Nearby buildings and a shopping center were evacuated as a precaution, Waltham fire officials said in a post on X, and the unearthed cannonballs were disposed of safely by the bomb squad.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 28, 2023
Historical finds include cannonballs, a sword blade and a wheel experts believe belonged to a wagon that blew up during the two days of supply dumps.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 13, 2023
There were no sleeves in die shirt, and his arms had muscles like black cannonballs.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
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