lightning bolt
Example Sentences
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On Earth, a typical lightning bolt releases about 1 gigaJoule of energy, or one billion Joules.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
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
It's hard to envisage a lightning bolt at this stage.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
And then, with all the shock and rage of a lightning bolt, it happened.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025
“Like, you were this scrawny little lightning bolt, and now you’re...”
From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green
