fired
Example Sentences
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Military campaigns planned for months reached a crescendo in a symphony of mouse clicks as rockets were fired for hours at a time.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Pelley — angry over the dismissal of his other co-workers — was fired Tuesday, a day after confronting the program’s new executive producer Nick Bilton at his first staff meeting.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
The final pieces have been fired in the kilns of Denby Pottery, bringing two centuries of production to a close.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
She kept the safety on and never fired.
From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026
Across the country, people built bonfires, organized parades, fired guns, shot cannons, and sang patriotic songs.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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