Roman candle
Example Sentences
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They recount being discovered by Lou Adler at a hootenanny night at the Troubadour in 1970 and how that relationship lighted the Roman candle of their career.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2025
“Trees, they exploded and flamed up like a Roman candle immediately.”
From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2023
They grimace each time they see a wooden fence in the neighborhood, thinking of it as a Roman candle that could shoot flames onto a nearby home.
From New York Times • Dec. 10, 2017
But in penman Robert Hurford’s hands, H explodes like a Roman candle in ink.
From Washington Times • Aug. 5, 2017
Otis had barely finished speaking when Percy’s missile-launching contraption spit out one last sphere of Roman candle fire.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
