How to Use firework in a Sentence
firework
noun- Are you going to stay for the fireworks?
- We expect a few fireworks during the presidential debate.
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The boy falls to the ground just as the firework launches from his hand into the sky.
—Abeer Salman, CNN, 12 Mar. 2024
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The cymbals pop like fireworks; the groove bends, this way and that.
—Raymond Cummings, SPIN, 28 May 2024
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The event is capped with a fireworks show, with lights shooting from a barge in the channel.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 8 June 2023
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Don't have any part of your body over the firework while lighting it.
—Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer, 23 June 2022
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The icing on the cake, which had nothing to do with the fare, was the beachside fireworks show.
—Deanna Taylor, Essence, 2 Apr. 2025
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Instead, Pac pulled out a strap, and that’s when the fireworks started.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2023
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The new law also extends the date that cities cannot ban fireworks to Jan. 4 from Jan. 3.
—Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 26 May 2023
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The noise came from a firework set off by a group of juveniles.
—Graydon Megan, chicagotribune.com, 21 Mar. 2022
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Avoid placing any part of their body over the firework when lighting the fuse.
—Duard Headley, The Enquirer, 2 July 2020
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In one video, cars performed stunts in the lot while fireworks popped off into the sky.
—Dallas News, 27 Apr. 2020
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The man was setting off a mortar firework and was struck.
—Segann March, The Enquirer, 5 July 2020
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Come hungry and don’t miss out on the fireworks show, tree lighting and live cumbia.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2023
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The Detroit fireworks are a snap, crackle and pop away.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 20 June 2024
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Burning more than 6,000 acres, the fire reached the golf course where the city will host its firework show Monday.
—Payton Major and Haley Brink, CNN, 2 July 2022
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The pop sound is believed to have been a firework, the sheriff’s office said.
—Stephanie Casanova, chicagotribune.com, 9 Aug. 2021
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There are even cruises on New Year's Eve that give you a great vantage point of the fireworks over the city.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2025
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To cap off the evening, Grand Exit lit up the sky with a festive fireworks display.
—Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 5 Nov. 2023
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The video shows Rami lighting the fuse of a firework before a loud bang is heard.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 1 Dec. 2024
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Without a doubt, the perfect way to wrap up a day at Disney is with the fireworks show.
—Ronny Maye, Essence, 19 Mar. 2025
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His weapon of choice is a firework fashioned into a sort of grenade.
—New York Times, 24 Mar. 2021
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Leftover firework pieces can still be hot enough to light trash on fire.
—Sylvia Goodman, The Courier-Journal, 22 June 2021
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Prior to the first ball drop, Ochs had held a fireworks display for New Year's Eve.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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The police said the man fired a firework toward them before he was shot and killed.
—Hiba Yazbek, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2023
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Davis does not allow the use or discharge of fireworks.
—Jonathan Ponce, Sacramento Bee, 21 June 2024
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Near Reservoir Park, a few fireworks were even shot off.
—Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 May 2020
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The first photo in the post was snapped in the front of the iconic silos, with string lights and fireworks exploding in the background.
—Lizzy Rosenberg, Peoplemag, 23 Oct. 2023
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But the barrage of fireworks and flames that ended the song injected an unexpected jolt and also set the tone for the rest of his performance.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 1 May 2025
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Sources with knowledge of the investigation who were not authorized to speak publicly told The Times that the Lachman fire appears to have been sparked by fireworks.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
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