bonfire
Example Sentences
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He obeyed and burned the project files in a bonfire on the beach.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 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 track combines the warmth of a beachside bonfire with slick, Afrobeats-soaked grooves.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025
Dubbed “Stars, Stripes and Country Nights,” it will include hayrides, a bonfire and a country-music band, said Susan Mantell, the party chairwoman.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 18, 2025
Celia looks from the twins back in the direction of the courtyard, where the light from the bonfire gleams along the edges of the tents, casting dancing shadows of patrons across the striped fabric.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
