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 track combines the warmth of a beachside bonfire with slick, Afrobeats-soaked grooves.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025
There are no victims—only a bonfire of prominent narcissists.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2025
Dubbed “Stars, Stripes and Country Nights,” it will include hayrides, a bonfire and a country-music band, said Susan Mantell, the party chairwoman.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 18, 2025
She beckons him forward, leading him around the bonfire to the other side of the courtyard.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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