bonfire

Example Sentences

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And not just because one of the leading contestants torched himself and his political livelihood in a bonfire of hubris and stupidity.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

With all that said, a bonfire composed of burning laptops is a good summation of 2026’s current flavor of anxiety.

From Slate • Feb. 8, 2026

The sky pulsed red with the glow of a distant Guy Fawkes Night bonfire, and a cold, wet fog sat heavily on the town of Inverness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

In July the issue of asbestos material made headlines after it emerged a bonfire site in Belfast contained asbestos.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2025

He chooses another direction to leave the courtyard, circling away from the bonfire again.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern