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Go crabbing, clamming, hiking, or mushroom foraging with a guide, head out for a fat-tire bike ride, or enjoy a beach bonfire, already set up for you, for the coziest way to end a day on the coast.—Molly Allen, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2025 Get your patio ready for football watch parties, cozy bonfires, and cool morning coffee dates with furniture from Better Homes & Gardens' new Ezra Patio Collection at Walmart.—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025 Shot at the real-life Flintham Hall manor house, cinematographer Sean Bobbitt’s camera glides around lush setpieces ranging from a shadowy hedge maze to a swimming lake and an unwieldy bonfire.—Abby Monteil, Them., 28 Oct. 2025 The suspect accused in the Alabama bonfire shooting that left three injured and a cheerleader dead now faces a murder charge.—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 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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