: having an informal or intimate quality
a fireside chat
Examples of fireside in a Sentence
Noun
We sat chatting at the fireside.
couldn't wait to get off the plane and back to his comfortable fireside
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Joe Otterson, Variety, 15 June 2026
With enough space to comfortably fit three to four, the memory foam cushioning is comfy enough to host fireside chats under the stars or alfresco coffee rituals enjoyed in the early morning.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 12 June 2026
Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
Although the Great American Songbook still lay ahead in the nineteen-twenties, people everywhere could hear the tunes of Tin Pan Alley and, starting in 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt’s fireside chats.
—Arthur Krystal, New Yorker, 25 May 2026
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Noun
Netflix exec Jinny Howe revealed the news onstage during a fireside chat with Variety‘s executive editor for TV, Michael Schneider, at the BANFF World Media Festival.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 15 June 2026
With enough space to comfortably fit three to four, the memory foam cushioning is comfy enough to host fireside chats under the stars or alfresco coffee rituals enjoyed in the early morning.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 12 June 2026
Adjective
The speaker sessions will open with a fireside chat featuring lifetime achievement award recipient Robert Stone, CEO of City of Hope.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
Although the Great American Songbook still lay ahead in the nineteen-twenties, people everywhere could hear the tunes of Tin Pan Alley and, starting in 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt’s fireside chats.
—Arthur Krystal, New Yorker, 25 May 2026
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“Fireside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fireside. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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