fire off

verb

fired off; firing off; fires off

transitive verb

: to write and send usually in haste or anger
fired off a memo

Examples of fire off in a Sentence

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Rubber bullets shot into crowd Videos reviewed by the Statesman also showed several law enforcement personnel holding and firing off rubber bullets into the crowd at La Catedral Arena. Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 24 Oct. 2025 With just one week to go before Halloween weekend, a wide range of artists fired off new music releases just in time for spooky season. Kyle Denis, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2025 One of the three people who the Coast Guard rescued after their 30-foot boat caught fire off the Bay State has died. Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025 Prosecutors said Jones fired off multiple rounds at a silhouette of a person in the dark. Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fire off

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fire off was in 1888

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“Fire off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20off. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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