fire away
verb
fired away; firing away; fires away
: to speak without hesitation
—usually used as an imperative
Examples of fire away in a Sentence
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The team from Provo, Utah isn’t shy about launching it from deep, firing away at the fourth-highest rate in the country.
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Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2024
So Schroder apparently thought Conley and Co. should’ve eaten a shot clock violation rather than firing away as if that’s the obvious protocol in such situations.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 25 Feb. 2024
Olli Määttä fired away, only to have his attempt blocked by Jesper Fast.
—Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 20 Jan. 2024
Zach Edey controlled the paint, Purdue fired away from behind the arc and IU staggered into halftime down 51-29.
—Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Jan. 2024
As Minaj fired away on X, #Bigfoot became a trending topic.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 29 Jan. 2024
Trump, for his part, has shifted some of his fire away from DeSantis and toward Haley as the latter has surged in New Hampshire.
—W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2024
The unfamiliarity of firing away in the endless air of an NFL stadium?
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2023
But much like in the first set, Medvedev kept firing away, finding enough crazy angles and lines to get control.
—Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2023
Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2024
So Schroder apparently thought Conley and Co. should’ve eaten a shot clock violation rather than firing away as if that’s the obvious protocol in such situations.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 25 Feb. 2024
Olli Määttä fired away, only to have his attempt blocked by Jesper Fast.
—Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 20 Jan. 2024
Zach Edey controlled the paint, Purdue fired away from behind the arc and IU staggered into halftime down 51-29.
—Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Jan. 2024
As Minaj fired away on X, #Bigfoot became a trending topic.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 29 Jan. 2024
Trump, for his part, has shifted some of his fire away from DeSantis and toward Haley as the latter has surged in New Hampshire.
—W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2024
The unfamiliarity of firing away in the endless air of an NFL stadium?
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2023
But much like in the first set, Medvedev kept firing away, finding enough crazy angles and lines to get control.
—Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2023
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“Fire away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20away. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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