bonfire

Example Sentences

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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

The sky pulsed red with the glow of a distant Guy Fawkes Night bonfire, and a cold, wet fog sat heavily on the town of Inverness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 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

As it nears midnight, she decides to see if she can find a place to discreetly watch the lighting of the bonfire.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern