How to Use bonfire in a Sentence

bonfire

noun
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  • The bonfire is cleansing and meant to burn away all the bad and evil.
    — Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2023
  • That caused Shep to fall over in his chair as the bonfire raged on.
    — Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2022
  • End the night with s'mores and hot chocolate by a bonfire.
    — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2023
  • On Thursday, in the southern swath of the burn scar, the hot air still smelled of bonfire.
    — Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 6 Aug. 2023
  • And when the sun goes down, the style factor heats up like a big ol' Texas bonfire.
    — Hannah Jones, Country Living, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Over a bonfire and small cups of hot chocolate, the crowd was hushed.
    — Maddie Ellis, Chicago Tribune, 21 Nov. 2022
  • By the front door, two creepy groups of stone cult members make a bonfire.
    — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2022
  • The streets were ablaze with bonfires that winter, tires and much else set aflame.
    — Roya Hakakian, The Atlantic, 22 Nov. 2023
  • The gulch and the forest around it became a bonfire pit waiting for a spark.
    — Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2024
  • This looks like a bonfire versus a black rolling smoke.
    — Maggie Vespa, NBC News, 14 Apr. 2023
  • And Lewis, the son of Benjamin, the sisters’ cousin, would light the bonfire, once his father’s job.
    — David Gilbert, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2022
  • Love the thought of a backyard bonfire on cool, fall nights but hate the thought of smoke stinging your eyes?
    — Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2023
  • The last image is a video in which is seems to be burning a bag and a letter in a bonfire.
    — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 12 Feb. 2023
  • Pack them with your camping gear and enjoy around the bonfire.
    — Jenae Sitzes, Country Living, 20 July 2023
  • If possible, build a bonfire out in the backyard for a chill night.
    — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 30 Jan. 2023
  • The throngs on Market Street surged, blowing by in the streets like embers from a great bonfire.
    — Scott Johnson, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 July 2023
  • In the evenings, there will be a bonfire with a drum circle, dancing, fire spinning and more.
    — Pam McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 31 July 2022
  • Inside the building, dozens of men sat on the floor, their weapons sat stacked in the corner and the smell of smoke from a bonfire outside filled the room.
    — New York Times, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Each ride lasts about 30-minutes and is followed by a 90-minute bonfire.
    — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Roth was an outraged witness to tyranny, which led him to exile, and his books to the bonfire.
    — Casey Schwartz, New York Times, 26 Nov. 2022
  • Ehlen and friend Dave Matthews arrived early to start the beach bonfire on the northern edge of Neahkahnie Beach where the plunge takes place.
    — oregonlive, 1 Jan. 2023
  • Think seagull earring studs, beach bags thick enough for bonfire wood, and more.
    — Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Nov. 2022
  • The final slide in the carousel is a cryptic video of a bonfire burning a letter and some pieces of apparel.
    — Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Feb. 2023
  • Think seagull earring studs, and beach bags thick enough for bonfire wood.
    — Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Dec. 2022
  • In Sari, near the Caspian Sea, a woman dances around a small bonfire, then throws her headscarf into the flames.
    — Kareem Fahim, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2022
  • But amid the bonfire parties, hikes and open mics the town had to offer, Mr. Li had better things to do than dwell on the negative.
    — Gilles Sabrié Vivian Wang, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2024
  • In addition to lighting lanterns, some also take a hike and make a bonfire.
    — Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN, 2 Feb. 2023
  • The 42-inch wood-burning fire pit is perfect for small bonfires and, for a limited time, is 20% off.
    — Gabriela Izquierdo, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 May 2023
  • Hutton, meanwhile, recalls his childhood in the south of England grilling sausages on the bonfire.
    — CNN, 5 Nov. 2022
  • Walk through the twinkling display, stop by Christmas shops and Santa's bakery and café, warm up by the bonfire or catch a train ride.
    — Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 20 Dec. 2022

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