lightning bolt
Example Sentences
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That “better” isn’t a lightning bolt so much as a slow accumulation — small, incremental shifts that bring something closer, then closer still.
From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2026
One of the most famous is Pikachu - a mouse-like species with a tail shaped like a lightning bolt that can blast powerful electric charges.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2026
Pulsed power stores energy in large capacitors and releases it in a burst, producing extremely high power for a brief moment, like a controlled lightning bolt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
One idea is that the earliest spark of a lightning bolt could arise directly from charged ice crystals.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 24, 2025
That’s when I notice that 1 of the black spots on his back is the shape of a lightning bolt.
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
