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All the more reason to escape into nostalgic summer activities like going to the boardwalk, riding roller coasters at night, and hanging out at the beach by the bonfire.
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Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 18 June 2025
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for food and fellowship, with a bonfire to follow, pending weather.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
College football is still a multi-billion-dollar bonfire with no fire chief.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 June 2025
Authorities arrested 19-year-old Joseph Kling for allegedly causing the fire by improperly extinguishing a bonfire.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
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Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 18 June 2025
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for food and fellowship, with a bonfire to follow, pending weather.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
College football is still a multi-billion-dollar bonfire with no fire chief.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 June 2025
Authorities arrested 19-year-old Joseph Kling for allegedly causing the fire by improperly extinguishing a bonfire.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bonfire
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“Bonfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bonfire. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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bonfire
noun
bon·fire
ˈbän-ˌfī(ə)r 
: a large outdoor fire
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