Explore Firebomb through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like bomb or incendiary. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Firebomb in a sentence
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Firebomb meaning
A weapon that causes fire; an incendiary weapon.
Synonyms of Firebomb
Using Firebomb
- The main meaning on this page is: A weapon that causes fire; an incendiary weapon.
- Useful related words include: bomb, incendiary bomb, incendiary, bombard.
- In the example corpus, firebomb often appears in combinations such as: to firebomb, with firebomb.
Context around Firebomb
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Firebomb
- In this selection, "firebomb" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, targeted, ireland, attacks, police and synagogues stand out and add context to how "firebomb" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include agreed to firebomb a personal and lobbed the firebomb from her. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "firebomb" sits close to words such as aadi, aakash and aayush, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with firebomb
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Protesters in Northern Ireland firebomb police car on anniversary of peace dealpbs. (12 words)
In once instance a military vehicle was hit with a firebomb, but none were hurt. (15 words)
He detailed plans to firebomb synagogues and other buildings as part of what he believed was an upcoming “race war”. (20 words)
Others, unfortunately, feel compelled to run away from the light, or worse, attempt to put it out, like the “pro-choice” woman who lobbed the firebomb from her car at the women praying in Austin. (35 words)
Evidence was led that, during regular appointments, phone calls and messages in May and June 2014, the pair agreed to firebomb a personal car at PC David Farr’s Ballumbie home. (31 words)
A Nebraska pharmacist and a Maryland drug dealer could each face a decade or more in prison when they are sentenced for a convoluted plot to firebomb a competing pharmacy. (30 words)
Example sentences (11)
McFarlane, alongside ringleader Robert Warnock, also 27, and four others, was jailed last year in connection with a spree of targeted firebomb attacks which took place in 2020.
Protesters in Northern Ireland firebomb police car on anniversary of peace dealpbs.
A Nebraska pharmacist and a Maryland drug dealer could each face a decade or more in prison when they are sentenced for a convoluted plot to firebomb a competing pharmacy.
He detailed plans to firebomb synagogues and other buildings as part of what he believed was an upcoming “race war”.
In once instance a military vehicle was hit with a firebomb, but none were hurt.
As for the aftermath, he remembers sitting in front of his house with a toy gun after someone tried to firebomb the store next door.
Evidence was led that, during regular appointments, phone calls and messages in May and June 2014, the pair agreed to firebomb a personal car at PC David Farr’s Ballumbie home.
Others, unfortunately, feel compelled to run away from the light, or worse, attempt to put it out, like the “pro-choice” woman who lobbed the firebomb from her car at the women praying in Austin.
Palestinians protesters throw a firebomb towards Israeli security forces during clashes on January 12, 2018 north of Ramallah in the West Bank.
In May 1993, 5 Turkish people were killed and many injured when someone attacked the home of a Turkish family with a firebomb.
Until then the church had escaped undamaged, but in the final sortie a firebomb got stuck high up in the tower, and beautiful wooden church was obliterated by fire.
Common combinations with firebomb
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to firebomb 5×
- with firebomb 2×