bonfire

Example Sentences

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And not just because one of the leading contestants torched himself and his political livelihood in a bonfire of hubris and stupidity.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

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

Mr Burns said that in addition to bonfire incidents, firefighters attended a range of emergency calls, including a number of wildfires, with five fire appliances at the Bloody Bridge area of Newcastle, County Down.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025

He staggers off, wandering back in the direction of the bonfire courtyard.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern