fireball
Example Sentences
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Moments later, a bright yellow fireball erupts on the sports hall.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
When part of a SpaceX rocket re-entered Earth's atmosphere exactly a year ago, it created a spectacuglar fireball that streaked across Europe's skies, delighting stargazers and sending a team of scientists rushing towards their instruments.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
If things get spicy, there’s always Abbey Murphy, the Minnesota scorer and fireball who will mix it up with anyone, including a goalie.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026
The explosion was witnessed by people on the ground, who described a bright fireball, and photographs later documented vast areas of flattened forest.
From Science Daily • Dec. 19, 2025
On a trip to Chicago in 1893, short, round fireball Ida Wells got to know tall, debonair, easygoing Ferdinand Barnett as they worked together on a pamphlet calling out racial inequities.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
