: having an informal or intimate quality
a fireside chat
Examples of fireside in a Sentence
Noun
We sat chatting at the fireside.
couldn't wait to get off the plane and back to his comfortable fireside
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Paulina Likos, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
And Blakely is expected to visit the Atlanta headquarters for a fireside chat with chief executive officer Cricket Whitton for an audience of staffers on Thursday.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
Pete Sampson, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Snowshoeing, spa visits, and fireside meals make this a perfect time to unwind.
—Hannah Howard, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Jim is comfortable heading into the quarter after the industrial gas giant's recent upbeat fireside chats with analysts.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
And Blakely is expected to visit the Atlanta headquarters for a fireside chat with chief executive officer Cricket Whitton for an audience of staffers on Thursday.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
When Freeman took the head coaching job, one of his early meetings was a fireside chat with Mendoza College dean Martijn Cremers.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Snowshoeing, spa visits, and fireside meals make this a perfect time to unwind.
—Hannah Howard, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2025
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“Fireside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fireside. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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