bonfire

Example Sentences

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He obeyed and burned the project files in a bonfire on the beach.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

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

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

She beckons him forward, leading him around the bonfire to the other side of the courtyard.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern