firecracker
Example Sentences
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A rare moment of high drama flares when a pregnant woman, Agata, played with firecracker fierceness by Anna Chlumsky, barrels down the basement stairs to accost Renia.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025
It’s possible the hotel was also happy to bid them farewell, given Hemingway’s conversion of their suite into an impromptu boxing ring with an indoor firecracker habit to boot.
From Salon • Jul. 12, 2025
"Spencer was a firecracker, that's the best way to put it," Mitrofanov added.
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2025
But I still get chills from the Freeman moment, still remember the bursting firecracker sound of the hit, still remember his memorable waving of the bat in the air like a wand.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2024
They rounded a bend and the crack of a whip sounded in the air like a firecracker.
From "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman
