firefighter

Example Sentences

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The firefighter has a side business taking tourists bow-fishing for the carp along the Illinois River, where he rigs nets around the boat for protection.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

On Wednesday, a volunteer firefighter was found dead from suspected exhaustion linked to heat and underlying health conditions, officials told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Gimbel, who served as an economic adviser in the Biden and Obama administrations, noted that the eurozone is making nascent efforts to attract bond investors — in other words, to become that nice firefighter.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

A firefighter picking up hoses on Jan. 2 found crackling, red-hot coals in the dirt and warned colleagues that a more thorough mop-up was needed.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

If you don’t know, there’s always an alternative, like head instead of chairman, press officer instead of spokesman, firefighter instead of fireman, representative instead of congressman, and so on.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner