fireball

Example Sentences

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Footage from the scene shows a fireball at the refinery, with thick smoke billowing out across the city.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Crews on the ground will monitor the Artemis II capsule and send those test pilots precise speeds and coordinates to hit as they follow the fireball in the sky.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Moments later, a bright yellow fireball erupts on the sports hall.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Social media videos showed a fireball erupting into the night sky at the Plastmass plant, which produces explosives, including for the Russian army.

From Barron's • Oct. 29, 2025

His fireball hit a silver tree right next to Nico, melting it into a pool of liquid metal.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan