How to Use pyro in a Sentence

pyro

noun
  • So then pyro was part of our shtick.
    Devon Ivie, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The last scene of the movie had tons of pyro.
    Rachel Handler, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
  • That song should come with pyro.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Creed Creed’s debut was anchored by pyro, prayer and nonstop singalongs.
    Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Your son is either smoking or is a pyro [pyromaniac].
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The scene shows Michael's hair catching on fire from pyro, and things get intense as he is dramatically rushed to the hospital.
    Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Nearby, fireworks and pyro soared as Garrix worked up the crowd over 75 minutes on Perry’s stage.
    Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • For years, Tyler’s concerts had been spectacles, and the pyro-laden Chromakopia was no different.
    Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Toward the peak of the song, pyro explosions go off, timed to the exact second that McRae and her backup dancers all toss their hands into the air.
    Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2025
  • More than 60 cameras were employed to swoop around the stage and arena as Perry hopscotched through aerial stunts, pyro blasts and more than a couple of costume changes.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 3 June 2026
  • There wasn’t any over the top lighting, pyro or elaborate stage production, and more importantly there wasn’t a litany of backing tracks to muddy up the organic rock energy that was emanating from the stage.
    Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • The country’s ministry of culture and sports set out a series of rules and regulations which included no pyro, no face paint and no shouting of words that could be degrading towards any person on the field, not even the referee.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 10 June 2026
  • For more fun, catch Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live at State Farm Arena, which promises more action and pyro effects this year.
    Mary Caldwell, AJC.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The New York Mets were hot on Tuesday night against the Atlanta Braves – so much so that the crew at Citi Field used up all of its pyro for the home run theatrics.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The show featured formations including George Washington, Uncle Sam, Artemis II, and a pyro drone bald eagle.
    Natassia Paloma, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • The throwback elements of Rush’s show – the zigzagging colored lasers, the bursts of pyro that momentarily stunned with their booms, the gratification of watching musicians so focused on their music that running around the stage was not an option – reminded of a simpler era of concert-going.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 8 June 2026

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