bonfire

Example Sentences

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“You can order solid barbecue from Bludso’s, have a drink by a bonfire pit and let the kids play on the playground as planes fly by.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 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

There are no victims—only a bonfire of prominent narcissists.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2025

“If this all were to end up in a bonfire of inflation, that would be a complete disaster. But this is not our view,” said Dirk Schumacher, chief economist at KfW.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

Arm in arm they navigate the crowd, circling around the glowing bonfire that many patrons are still gazing at, mesmerized by the dancing white flames.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern