open fire
Example Sentences
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Their egg dishes are excellent, the burger is top-notch and the roasted chicken, which is cooked over an open fire in the kitchen, is superb.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026
Williams was on a mission near the peninsula’s north when he saw seven of the Soviet jets appear and eventually open fire, according to a Defense Department account.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 2025
Hearing Nat King Cole croon about chestnuts roasting on an open fire dozens of times is one of the many reminders that fireplaces are luxuries most of us don’t have.
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2025
"We don't have our lights on outside yet, because we've got to keep our costs down," Fitzgerald told AFP sat near an open fire heating the pub's interior.
From Barron's ● Nov. 25, 2025
I wasn't up there for long before I saw them: two figures, huddled around an open fire in a small clearing about a three-hour march to the west.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
