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
"Spencer was a firecracker, that's the best way to put it," Mitrofanov added.
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2025
"When you put all of that together, you have basically an M80 firecracker," said Piquero, who is also former director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
From Salon • Aug. 13, 2024
A breath taken before the end of a sentence would turn the final word into a firecracker.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2024
He had jumped up as if he were a lit firecracker, running into the other room, collecting food and clothes.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
