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
Where McCann is a firecracker, Ava Dash is a total snooze, the kind of monotone, self-obsessed personality that gives Gen Z a bad name.
From Salon • Aug. 2, 2025
Karri Kitchen specialised in healthy Asian-style meals such as Mongolian beef noodles, firecracker chicken and mango chicken curry.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2025
A breath taken before the end of a sentence would turn the final word into a firecracker.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 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
