fireworks

Example Sentences

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At 1 in the afternoon on Sunday, May 31, my husband and I heard the first fireworks.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026

When they were younger, we did fireworks, BBQ, a summer night alive with fireflies and bullfrogs, all that stuff.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

But fireworks rang out across Paris after the French side completed their win in Budapest.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

“There have been countless incidents of homes being destroyed and limbs lost due to illegal fireworks and we are doing our best to prevent that.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

I tried to convince my parents to go to the Fourth of July fireworks on the National Mall, but my mom said we could just watch it on TV.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas