firecracker
noun
fire·crack·er
ˈfī(-ə)r-ˌkra-kər 
: a usually paper cylinder containing an explosive and a fuse and set off to make a noise
Examples of firecracker in a Sentence
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Many captains now carry illicit firecrackers on board to throw at the whales.
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Tomas Weber, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2024
But what was once expected to be a firecracker of a fight between Gov. Jim Justice and Rep. Alex Mooney has fizzled.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 13 May 2024
Triggering sounds, including helicopters, firecrackers, or other loud bangs, may be reminders of a shooting.
—Heather Mayer Irvine, Health, 9 May 2024
The attack began Tuesday about 10:30 p.m., when a large group of agitators — some wearing black outfits and white masks — arrived on campus and assaulted campers, ripped down barricades, hurled objects at the encampment and those inside and threw firecrackers into the area.
—Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2024
The most notorious case occurred in Perm, where a 64-year-old woman detonated a powerful firecracker, investigators said.
—Tanya Stukalova, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2024
Borko’s journey with generating profit started with buying boxes of firecrackers wholesale and selling them individually.
—Kyle Russell, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
This is no consolation to sailors, some of whom have tried to take their own revenge on the orcas, shooting at them, lighting firecrackers, and playing heavy-metal music underwater to drive them away.
—Sallie Tisdale, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2024
Even Chinese New Year customs including setting off firecrackers, and dragon and lion dances, were canceled during that time.
—TIME, 17 Feb. 2024
Tomas Weber, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2024
But what was once expected to be a firecracker of a fight between Gov. Jim Justice and Rep. Alex Mooney has fizzled.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 13 May 2024
Triggering sounds, including helicopters, firecrackers, or other loud bangs, may be reminders of a shooting.
—Heather Mayer Irvine, Health, 9 May 2024
The attack began Tuesday about 10:30 p.m., when a large group of agitators — some wearing black outfits and white masks — arrived on campus and assaulted campers, ripped down barricades, hurled objects at the encampment and those inside and threw firecrackers into the area.
—Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2024
The most notorious case occurred in Perm, where a 64-year-old woman detonated a powerful firecracker, investigators said.
—Tanya Stukalova, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2024
Borko’s journey with generating profit started with buying boxes of firecrackers wholesale and selling them individually.
—Kyle Russell, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
This is no consolation to sailors, some of whom have tried to take their own revenge on the orcas, shooting at them, lighting firecrackers, and playing heavy-metal music underwater to drive them away.
—Sallie Tisdale, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2024
Even Chinese New Year customs including setting off firecrackers, and dragon and lion dances, were canceled during that time.
—TIME, 17 Feb. 2024
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firecracker
noun
fire·crack·er
-ˌkrak-ər
: a paper tube containing an explosive and set off to make a noise
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