open fire
Example Sentences
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"Modern UGVs are part-autonomous. They can move on their own, they can observe and detect the enemy. But still, the decision to open fire is made by a human, their operator," Afghan says.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
Oli has denied he had told the police to open fire on protesters.
From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026
Williams was on a mission near the peninsula’s north when he saw seven of the Soviet jets appear and eventually open fire, according to a Defense Department account.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
Hearing Nat King Cole croon about chestnuts roasting on an open fire dozens of times is one of the many reminders that fireplaces are luxuries most of us don’t have.
From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025
I didn’t know what sacred cow I had bumped, but it was better to find out than to hang like a thread over an open fire.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
