forked lightning
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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But there’s such joy in writing conversation, especially when the voices of the characters take over and the words zigzag down the page like forked lightning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2023
Face the east and between blasts of forked lightning the sky is midnight-black.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2018
The forked lightning that spidered the sky, sending deer and rabbits skittering for cover.
From New York Times ● Jun. 12, 2017
The last time I saw forked lightning was on the Isle of Skye!
From The Guardian ● Dec. 26, 2010
She brandished her spear, and forked lightning slashed through the monsters’ ranks; but as the hellhounds fell, more took their place.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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