campfire
Example Sentences
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I dream of lizards, dark skies, sand dunes and sunsets streaked in rose-mauve and smoky violet, the air heavy with the scent of wet creosote and campfire smoke.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026
Four years before she arrived, the Kinneloa fire, sparked by a campfire, erupted in the same mountains.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026
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
Campgrounds span over 700 acres in the heart of Texas’ Hill Country, making it a peaceful place for girls to spend weeks singing campfire songs and making ceramics.
From Salon • Jul. 7, 2025
Down the town wharf they tell spooky stories about fishermen who fall from boats, but I always figured it was like ghost talk around a campfire.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
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