fireball
Example Sentences
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“At one point there was a fireball,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times
The skies over Texas have never seen a fireball quite like this before.
From Scientific American
The fireball from the meteor, part of the Lyrid shower, was bright enough to show up on National Weather Service lightning mappers.
From Washington Times
The rocket company’s Starship prototype was destroyed in a fireball — sorry, a “rapid unscheduled disassembly” — over the Gulf of Mexico yesterday.
From New York Times
Four minutes after launching, it exploded in a fireball.
From New York Times
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