fire engine
Example Sentences
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Another neighbour, who wished to remain anonymous, was woken up at 05:30 by the sound of a fire engine.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
It said another factor was the lack of a transponder on the fire engine.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
Atop the aerial ladder of a bright red fire engine, a firefighter wrangles a hose.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025
Another filmed himself checking on his home, and you can see exactly what he sees when he comments “not a fire engine in sight.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
Mr. Gordy told how, back in aught-one or aught-two, Cold Sassy’s first steam fire engine got hit crossing the tracks to the old Sanders Hotel fire.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
