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
It was with his Roman candle of a play, The Normal Heart, that his two lives most directly intersected.
From The Guardian ● May 27, 2020
His golf partner, his oldest son, then known as “Junior” and the Roman candle in the family, did look, though, and leveled a fierce glare at me.
From New York Times ● Dec. 2, 2018
I follow his eyes, look down, and there, in my waistband, is the last Roman candle.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
