firebug
Americannoun
noun
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Origin of firebug
Example Sentences
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Organizers have prepared a form and a mobile app to help people identify and report their firebug and lacewing sightings during this year’s two insect-counting events.
From Seattle Times
In the Bicentennial story, “The Finishers,” Carney, distraught when one of his tenants is badly injured in a fire set at an abandoned building, sends Pepper on a dangerous goose chase after the firebug.
From Los Angeles Times
A man who tried to start two forest fires in southwestern Oregon was thwarted by three bystanders who tied the firebug to a tree until police arrived.
From Washington Times
Outside, hundreds of bright red firebug beetles jockey for relief from the spring chill in a sliver of sunlight.
From BBC
It’s inevitable that Jennifer will dabble in the same treacherous behavior as her dad: She becomes a punked-out teenager, firebug and pothead.
From Washington Post
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