ready to fire

Example Sentences

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That routine was becoming normal, he said, though the engine crew was being kept on standby, ready to "fire up our engines" in case of emergency.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

Now, after UCLA’s drubbing of USC, Plaschke is ready to fire Lincoln Riley: “Honeymoon has quickly ended for Riley at USC.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2023

This time around the boy math tweets held a level of vim that women on the internet were holding onto and ready to fire off.

From Salon • Sep. 30, 2023

Missileers are young military officers who monitor, operate and stand ready to fire the nation’s nuclear warheads - sitting alert in underground launch control centers for shifts that can last from 24 to 48 hours.

From Washington Times • May 2, 2023

Some of the medium-range missiles in Cuba were ready to fire.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin