How to Use pyrotechnic in a Sentence

pyrotechnic

1 of 2 adjective

• That was the mania, streaming across the screen in pyrotechnic spurts of phrase.
  — Andy McCullough, latimes.com, 23 May 2018
• And many of our pets don’t enjoy the pyrotechnic mayhem.
  — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2023
• That’s not the case for the pyrotechnic bouquets that burst in the air, over and over again, every year in early July.
  — Otis R. Taylor Jr., SFChronicle.com, 9 July 2018
• There are still ways to elicit a feeling akin to that pyrotechnic blood lust.
  — Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 4 July 2019
• Dragons have one job: lob a hot burst of pyrotechnic breath toward a target and set it aflame.
  — Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 11 May 2018
• Choose one that isn’t overly sweet for a gently pyrotechnic burst of citrus to set the heart racing.
  — Aleksandra Crapanzano, WSJ, 2 Feb. 2022
• For many, it’s being drawn to writers whose prose is pyrotechnic.
  — Brendan O'Meara, Longreads, 6 Apr. 2022
• So began the Siege of Sidney Street, a pyrotechnic showdown that sparked headlines and manhunts around the world.
  — The Economist, 19 Dec. 2020
• Part of the engineering of the show is making sure that the shells launch high enough that all the pyrotechnic reactions take place before the pieces reach the ground.
  — Kevin Davenport, idahostatesman, 3 July 2018
• The crack of gunfire sounded from each one, courtesy of a small pyrotechnic device.
  — The Economist, 16 Dec. 2020
• The Rams still received a pyrotechnic-laden welcome when running onto the field.
  — Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 14 Sep. 2020
• Shortly before the game began, the team's pyrotechnic equipment glitched, sparking a small fire near the north end zone.
  — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 15 Sep. 2019
• Shortly before the game began, the team’s pyrotechnic equipment glitched, sparking a small fire near the north end zone.
  — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2019
• The pyrotechnic device the couple used in the gender reveal ignited the dry grounds in the park, Anderson said.
  — Washington Post, 21 July 2021
• Somehow, Lil Durk managed to power through his set after he was struck in the face by a pyrotechnic onstage.
  — Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 1 Aug. 2022
• For dessert: a tall, pouty Grand Marnier soufflé and bananas flambé (the pyrotechnic finale) over ice cream, with sliced almonds and the odd garnish of canned peach.
  — Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2019
• Nonetheless, being far from a store in a fireworks desert hasn’t kept pyrotechnic scofflaws in Illinois at bay.
  — David Yanofsky, Quartz, 1 July 2020
• Achieving that involves a lot more than just music, though, and Baker is a careful student of the pyrotechnic theater of it all.
  — Meaghan Garvey, Billboard, 23 Mar. 2022
• It was sparked by a pyrotechnic device a couple used for a gender reveal party.
  — James Rogers, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2020
• It’s instead a pyrotechnic mashup of sci-fi, noir, comedy, horror, action, jazz, and so much more.
  — Graham Hacia, Wired, 10 Nov. 2021
• The supplies can be found at hardware and pyrotechnic supply stores, and the balloons can be assembled on a basketball court.
  — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 11 May 2023
• What could be more entertaining than a pyrotechnic bunch of drunken Danes?
  — SI.com, 24 Oct. 2017
• The El Dorado fire was sparked Sept. 5 by a pyrotechnic device from a gender-reveal party at a park in Yucaipa.
  — Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2020
• The copter crashed following a pyrotechnic explosion, landing on Morrow, 53, and the children, who were killed.
  — Melissa Mahtani, CNN, 25 Oct. 2021
• Officials said it was caused by a smoke-emitting pyrotechnic device that was part of a gender-reveal party in a park.
  — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2020
• The show ended with a fireworks display that included a giant pyrotechnic image of the singer with her guitar.
  — Terence McArdle, Washington Post, 7 May 2023
• The fire was sparked this month by a smoke-creating pyrotechnic device used by a couple to reveal their baby’s gender, Cal Fire said.
  — Chronicle Staff, SFChronicle.com, 20 Sep. 2020
• The Fire Marshal’s Office and the pyrotechnic company for the display stayed at the scene overnight to determine how to safely remove the unused fireworks.
  — Dana Branham, Dallas News, 5 July 2020
• Consider the man who died while planking, and the couple that started a wildfire with a pyrotechnic gender reveal.
  — Adario Strange, Quartz, 5 July 2022
• This probably isn’t the pyrotechnic danger most of us have in mind—burns, sure, but done safely, fireworks are good, clean American fun.
  — Matt Simon, Wired, 2 July 2020

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pyrotechnic

2 of 2 noun

• The glowing embers of the pyrotechnics singe the roofs of the estate.
  — Troy Patterson, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2019
• The house lights are left on, and pyrotechnics are removed from the show.
  — Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2019
• There was no word yet on how the pyrotechnic misfired on the stage.
  — Kenan Draughorne, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2022
• The fog was part of some stage pyrotechnics set off at his live show in Louisville.
  — Justine Browning, EW.com, 22 Apr. 2023
• The pyrotechnics ignited the sound-proofing foam near the stage, and the flames licked their way up the wall.
  — Amanda Milkovits, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Feb. 2023
• Her pyrotechnics were on full blast, shooting off fire across the edge of the stage.
  — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2023
• Missed the fireworks on the Fourth or just can’t get enough pyrotechnics?
  — baltimoresun.com, 11 July 2019
• More than one ton of fireworks will glimmer above the at the 93rd , one of the largest pyrotechnics displays in the West.
  — Sara Cagle, latimes.com, 30 June 2019
• Attached to the divers were lights as well as pyrotechnics.
  — London Douglas, Houston Chronicle, 27 Nov. 2019
• The scene took place while pyrotechnics shoot into the air at the front of the stage and music continues to play.
  — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2023
• The report notes the pyrotechnics were not FAA-approved.
  — Alison Steinbach, azcentral, 14 Nov. 2019
• And doing that level of pyrotechnics and stuff was a first for me.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 July 2023
• The 35-minute pyrotechnics will go on twice as long as the usual July 4th display on the Mall.
  — The Economist, 3 July 2019
• Above him, a sprinkling of stars — L.A.’s own pyrotechnics — glimmered in the murky night.
  — Peter Haldeman, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2019
• As the Titans ran out onto the field, their pyrotechnic equipment put on a fiery display to help pump up fans ahead of the game.
  — Claudia Harmata, PEOPLE.com, 16 Sep. 2019
• An hour or so after Dayton fired the pyrotechnics, the seagulls were still gone.
  — David Gutman, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Feb. 2020
• On Friday night, those same stands swelled with younger voices than usual and none of the pyrotechnics.
  — Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 8 June 2019
• And [director Monika Mitchell] shows me a huge pyrotechnic pile of wood that had been set up.
  — Katherine Schaffstall, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Nov. 2019
• The bombs are inert but do contain small pyrotechnic charges and should not be approached.
  — Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, 2 July 2019
• The show got a shorter time slot this year, but the cast pulled it off through vibrant song-and-dance routines and surprise pyrotechnics.
  — Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Feb. 2023
• The stages will feature LED walls, a mega sound system, pyrotechnics, smoke machines and more.
  — Tommy Cummings, Dallas News, 12 Sep. 2023
• The display of pyrotechnics has been a big part of Independence Day from the outset.
  — Jim Salter, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 July 2023
• The Air Force said the dummy bombs, though inert, contain small pyrotechnic charges and should not be handled.
  — USA TODAY, 3 July 2019
• There were horses present for the national anthem (that were spooked by the pyrotechnics).
  — Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 1 Jan. 2020
• The man leaned against the railing, staring out toward the Capitol dome, absorbed in the pyrotechnic display.
  — Larry Millett, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2019
• Of course, many were probably hoping the pyrotechnics would come amid four quarters of play, not just a postgame show.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2019
• Instead, both the match and any planned postgame pyrotechnics were doused by Mother Nature.
  — Mitchell Forde, oregonlive, 5 July 2023
• The popping of both pyrotechnics and bats connecting to balls could be heard all game as the two teams scored early and often.
  — Robert Rimpson, The Courier-Journal, 3 July 2019
• But her set, at times, felt a little over produced with way too many cutaway shots to pyrotechnics.
  — cleveland, 3 Feb. 2020
• Keep your dog at home because there are not enough treats in the world to distract it from the pyrotechnic Armageddon going on all around it.
  — Scott Craven, azcentral, 2 July 2019

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