bonfire

Example Sentences

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The culinary equivalent of a beach bonfire right as the sun drops below the horizon.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 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

Masli outlined her plan for a future bonfire.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2025

She had just copied them with great care, and had destroyed the old manuscript, so that Amy’s bonfire had consumed the loving work of several years.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott