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Grab a bite to eat from a food truck and snuggle up by the bonfire.—Rasputin Todd, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Dec. 2025 If love has felt like a to-do list lately, Venus in Sag is here to toss that list in the bonfire and dance with you instead.—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 Nov. 2025 Viewing areas will offer special festive food and beverage menus and family-friendly holiday festivities, such as bonfires and s’mores, live music, holiday games and Santa.—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2025 New Orleans Christmas Eve Bonfire Excursion A great option for those who would like to do less planning, Gray Line’s motorcoach tour offers a seamless trip upriver, complete with a Cajun holiday dinner and prime viewing of the Gramercy bonfires once they’re lit.—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bonfire
Word History
Etymology
Middle English bonefire a fire of bones, from bon bone + fire
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