Mrs. Macfadyen also pretended to recall a "whup" of some kind or other he had in the fifties, but this was considered to be rather a pyrotechnic display of Elspeth's superior memory than a serious statement of fact.
"Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush"
Ian Maclaren
And so ended, as in the great finale of a pyrotechnic display, my two hours on a hillside clearing.
"Edge of the Jungle"
William Beebe
Town-a pyrotechnic display among the bright lights-one dizzy swoop on the wings of fictitious excitement-bought caresses-empty pockets-the woods again!
"The Hidden Places"
Bertrand W. Sinclair