1
: the act or process of one that fires
2
: the process of maturing ceramic products by the application of heat
Examples of firing in a Sentence
found a flaw in the gun's firing
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The Athletic has live updates on Brian Kelly’s firing at LSU.
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Chris Vannini, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2025
Unlike private sector CEOs, ADs have more than the bottom line in mind when hiring and firing.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 29 Oct. 2025
The weapon’s effectiveness and precision have been proven under real operational conditions in over 100 firing tests.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
Even then, this wave of coach firings was somewhat predictable.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
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Chris Vannini, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2025
Unlike private sector CEOs, ADs have more than the bottom line in mind when hiring and firing.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 29 Oct. 2025
The weapon’s effectiveness and precision have been proven under real operational conditions in over 100 firing tests.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
Even then, this wave of coach firings was somewhat predictable.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Firing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/firing. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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