open fire

Example Sentences

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Their egg dishes are excellent, the burger is top-notch and the roasted chicken, which is cooked over an open fire in the kitchen, is superb.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 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

And even if there wasn’t any lemongrass, it all smelled as wonderful as any food cooked over an open fire can smell—which is pretty wonderful, let me tell you.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt