: a fire built outdoors (as at a camp or a picnic)
Examples of campfire in a Sentence
We gathered around a campfire and shared stories.
Recent Examples on the WebThe cute camper comes with Mickey, Minnie, and Pluto figures, plus a fun camping setup with sleeping bags, a cooking set, s’mores roasting supplies, and a little campfire.—Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 4 Apr. 2024 Think walking out of your tent along the Grand Canyon's north rim in the morning, hiking the Arizona Trail all day, then returning to camp for s'mores around your own private campfire—with zero other visitors in sight.—Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Apr. 2024 The camp is attended by a private staff, who cook meals over a campfire, swap stories about life in the bush, and can help chase away any errant hippos that might wander by.—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 23 Mar. 2024 Like ashes from a campfire, my digital self has been thrown to the wind and scattered across the internet.—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2024 Then the color turns brown, in the same way that a white marshmallow turns brown near the heat of a campfire.—Wayne Parry, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2024 Gossett chose a photo of one of those campfires as the cover of the EP.—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2024 Those feelings get more specific when, after 30 minutes, the focus narrows on Henry, a previously reluctant sharer at the campfire.—Jesse Green, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2024 In the episode, Ezra Koenig, Chris Baio, and Chris Tomson discuss their new album and more while seated around a campfire.—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 7 Mar. 2024
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