firecrackers

Example Sentences

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The incident took place in Thrissur, where around 40 people were believed to be assembling firecrackers in a cluster of sheds for an upcoming festival.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Rescue operations - which have now concluded - were then significantly slowed down as firecrackers continued to explode inside the building.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Some firecrackers were set off near the sidewalk but away from the building entrance, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026

As Mesidor and Bain have thudded their way through the first two rounds of the playoff, Miami’s pass rush has reduced some of college football’s most explosive offenses to little more than firecrackers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

Under certain conditions our exhalations freezing instantly made a tiny cracking noise, like distant firecrackers, and a shower of crystals: each breath a snowstorm.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin