Molotov cocktail
Example Sentences
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“Consent” is a Molotov cocktail, flung at the face of the French establishment, a work of dazzling, highly controlled fury.
From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2021
“Sorry to Bother You” is a Molotov cocktail in movie form, an explosive introduction to the brain of Boots Riley, who blends Michel Gondry’s playfulness with Spike Lee’s verve.
From Washington Post • Jun. 29, 2018
It was a sonic Molotov cocktail that ignited a firestorm when it debuted in the summer of 1988.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2017
The new tactic has been dubbed the “poopootov” in a play on the Molotov cocktail often seen at streets protests in Venezuela.
From The Guardian • May 9, 2017
"American Idiot" was warmly received in its Berkeley Repertory Theatre debut, and hit Broadway in April 2010 like a musical Molotov cocktail.
From Seattle Times • May 30, 2012
