How to Use firebomb in a Sentence

firebomb

noun

• The firebomb bounced off the window, keeping the flames away from the house.
  — Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2016
• The attackers then set the room on fire with a firebomb.
  — Mujib Mashal and Jawad Sukhanyar, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2018
• In 1987, someone threw a firebomb through the window of his home.
  — Sam Roberts, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2018
• One of the firebombs failed to ignite; the other set a bookcase on fire.
  — Todd Richmond, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Mar. 2023
• The video shows a firebomb breaking against the wall, engulfing it in flames.
  — Billy Perrigo, Time, 9 Apr. 2021
• She has been charged with using a firebomb, a third degree felony.
  — Austen Erblat, sun-sentinel.com, 27 Sep. 2021
• But a week later, early March 28, a firebomb was thrown at the front door of Rogers’ Mountain View home.
  — David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 15 June 2020
• The man’s apartment was later raided by police, and a cache of firebombs were found there.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2019
• The man's apartment was later raided by police, and a cache of firebombs were found there.
  — chicagotribune.com, 1 Oct. 2019
• Council members blamed police tear gas; the police said a firebomb caused the blaze.
  — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2018
• Wielding pipes, baseball bats, bricks and other weapons, the crowd slashed the bus’ tires and tossed a firebomb through a broken window.
  — Lucia Cheng, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2022
• At least two people were injured, including one by the firebomb, which started a fire in the middle of the street.
  — Mica Soellner, Washington Examiner, 6 Sep. 2020
• Of the protesters’ homemade weapons, the deadliest is the firebomb.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 17 Apr. 2021
• At one point, the army said, the protesters tried unsuccessfully to fly a firebomb over the border with a kite.
  — Erin Cunningham and Ruth Eglash, chicagotribune.com, 13 Apr. 2018
• The firebomb caused damage to the front of the building and entryway, which was estimated to cost over $1,000 to repair.
  — Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 14 June 2023
• The Israeli military said troops fired at a Palestinian who had thrown a firebomb at them.
  — Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2020
• Anarchist came in and firebombs with Molotov cocktails the Cop City site in Atlanta.
  — Tirhakah Love, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2023
• The Israeli military said its forces shot a Palestinian who threw a firebomb at them.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 2 Apr. 2022
• The Israeli military has said a soldier was lightly wounded by a firebomb at one protest.
  — Aron Heller, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Feb. 2020
• Police said a firebomb thrown by one of the protesters set a carpet outside the mosque on fire, but it was quickly extinguished.
  — Ilan Ben Zion, ajc, 20 Apr. 2022
• The first was a firebomb placed in a hospital bathroom on Jan. 27 as medical workers threatened to strike.
  — Joyu Wang, WSJ, 4 Mar. 2020
• The Israeli military said firebombs were hurled and explosives were planted near the fence in northern Gaza.
  — Loveday Morris, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2018
• Smith was holding what appeared to be a Molotov cocktail firebomb, already burning, and threw it inside the store before the three men fled.
  — Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 June 2020
• Many people were convinced that racists had thrown a firebomb in the window, but a police inquest was inconclusive and no charges were brought.
  — Ellen Barry, The Seattle Times, 14 May 2018
• According to the charges, a Molotov cocktail — a homemade firebomb — is considered a firearm and cannot be legally possessed by a felon.
  — Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 July 2018
• The backpack also contained a crude firebomb; a bottle filled with fuel and matches attached.
  — Fox News, 21 Aug. 2019
• The march was marred by violence, with the police firing tear gas after a group of around 50 hooded youths broke away from the demonstration and pelted officers with firebombs and stones.
  — Niki Kitsantonis, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2023
• The same bombers had previously tossed a firebomb into an ROTC classroom at the university.
  — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 11 Aug. 2021
• So far, most of the 180 Palestinians freed from Israeli prisons have been teenagers accused of throwing stones and firebombs during confrontations with Israeli forces.
  — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2023
• The 210 Palestinians released under the cease-fire were mostly teenagers accused of throwing stones and firebombs during confrontations with Israeli forces.
  — Wafaa Shurafa, arkansasonline.com, 1 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 16 Oct 2024