bang on
Britishadjective
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with absolute accuracy
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excellent or excellently
Example Sentences
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But in Long Beach, this year may be the last Big Bang on the Bay fireworks show.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2025
Big Bang on the Bay has been held annually since 2011, after the city of Long Beach ended fireworks displays at Veterans Stadium in north Long Beach, according to a Coastal Commission staff report.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2025
Gordon — one of the three insurgent founders of Bang on a Can — thought he had finished a concert-length piece about Nicaragua, where he lived until he was 8, when the pandemic hit.
From New York Times • Nov. 15, 2022
To artsy insiders, though, Parson is a co-founder of Big Dance Theater, a genre-crossing ensemble that has collaborated with Mikhail Baryshnikov and the music group Bang on a Can, among others.
From Washington Post • Oct. 20, 2022
Bang on a log, send me a smoke signal, SOMETHING!
From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick
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