fireworks

Example Sentences

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So: 50 years ago America’s Bicentennial was a giant and memorable event—the Tall Ships in New York, the tapping of the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, the parades and fireworks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Situations such as concerts, sporting events, fireworks displays, and power tool use can all expose people to potentially harmful noise levels.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

The evidence, he said, would show the fire was caused by fireworks.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Banned items include weapons, fireworks, flares, gas canisters, laser pens, camping chairs, umbrellas, flagpoles, air horns, megaphones, nitrous oxide, and excessive food and cigarettes security would think was more than "personal use".

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

On the night of January 31, 1968, fireworks lit the sky above Saigon.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin