How to Use bottle rocket in a Sentence

bottle rocket

noun
  • The most notable thing in Kansas’ law on fireworks is that bottle rockets are banned statewide.
    — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026
  • Now, if the something involves shooting a bottle rocket out of certain bodycavities, don’t do that twice.
    — Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 11 Feb. 2026
  • This means most aerials are a no-go, as are firecrackers, ground spinners, Roman candles and bottle rockets.
    — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Fireworks that launch into the air — such as bottle rockets — dart across the ground or explode are considered dangerous and are strictly prohibited for use.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2026
  • Illinois since 1942 has banned most consumer fireworks such as Roman candles, firecrackers and bottle rockets out of concern for people’s safety.
    — Brad Weisenstein, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The list of fireworks that aren’t allowed includes bottle rockets, Roman candles, illuminating torches, missiles with fins or rudders and single or multi-shot parachutes with night effects.
    — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026
  • Fireworks that launch into the air — such as bottle rockets — dart across the ground or explode are considered dangerous and are strictly prohibited for use, according to Metro Fire and Cal Fire.
    — Sacbee.com, 28 June 2026
  • These fireworks, which can include items like firecrackers, Roman candles, bottle rockets and other items with a maximum of 50 milligrams of explosive material, must be purchased by adults age 18 and older.
    — Finch Walker, USA Today, 27 June 2026
  • Some examples, according to the North Metro Fire District, include bottle rockets, firecrackers, Roman candles, cherry bombs and M-80s.
    — John Wenzel, Denver Post, 25 June 2026
  • In 2019, the most dangerous fireworks after sparklers were firecrackers, responsible for 800 injuries, followed by bottle rockets, which accounted for 400.
    — Drew Pittock, USA Today, 29 June 2026
  • At the press site, a pressure wave of a sonic boom came in with a double punch to the eardrums, followed by the roar of the engines from the pad only 3 miles away and the whistling echo bouncing off the massive Vehicle Assembly Building, making a sound reminiscent of bottle rockets.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2026
  • These kinds of fireworks include items like firecrackers, Roman candles, bottle rockets and other fireworks with a maximum of 50 milligrams of explosive material, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
    — Finch Walker, USA Today, 12 June 2026

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