firecracker
Americannoun
noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of firecracker
Example Sentences
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A rare moment of high drama flares when a pregnant woman, Agata, played with firecracker fierceness by Anna Chlumsky, barrels down the basement stairs to accost Renia.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025
"Spencer was a firecracker, that's the best way to put it," Mitrofanov added.
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2025
She was a small-framed, firecracker of a woman, and no matter who is telling us about her, the fact that she outlived three husbands is always included.
From Salon • Jan. 16, 2025
But I still get chills from the Freeman moment, still remember the bursting firecracker sound of the hit, still remember his memorable waving of the bat in the air like a wand.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2024
Her eyes were puffy and half closed, and it looked like somebody had set off a firecracker in her hair.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
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