fireworks

Example Sentences

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I got home before he did and prepped myself for the fireworks.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Big Ben’s toll, signaling the official end of the war in Europe, was greeted by booming fireworks and screaming sirens.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

He later called the community “a unique opportunity to experiment with democracy,” describing it as the kind of place where people can freely set off fireworks and smoke cigars wherever they want.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

In the fireworks incident, the leaked records show that the department handed a five-day suspension to Brendan McCarty, a technician whose warning to his colleagues that the plan wasn’t safe went unheeded.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

He stood a safe distance away, legs apart and obviously ready to run, holding a stick of sugar cane nearly as tall as himself, which he had bought instead of fireworks.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya