campfire

Example Sentences

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A fire which burned for more than 40 days on moorland was likely to have been caused by someone cooking using a campfire or gas burner, an investigation has found.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

If campfires are allowed, you must still secure a free campfire permit and have a copy with you.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2025

You needn’t baby carbon-steel pans—stack them without worry, use metal utensils or stick them into the hottest pizza oven or campfire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

Like walking through a sparse forest in early autumn, the air sharp with smoke from a campfire, leaves underfoot brittle enough to crack.

From Salon • Aug. 26, 2025

In the town, supper fires sent up blue smoke, and here and there was the red glare of torchlight and campfire.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli