fireworks

Example Sentences

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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

Blasts at fireworks factories and shops are not uncommon in China - and are often deadly.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Federal prosecutors, seeking to imprison Rinderknecht for up to 45 years, say they will call ATF experts to refute that fireworks, a cigarette or power lines started the Palisades fire.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 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

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