How to Use quick-fire in a Sentence

quick-fire

adjective
  • Now for fun, quick-fire questions!
    Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 23 Nov. 2025
  • But in the second half, the team gave them more reason to cheer with two quick-fire goals, prompting ear-shattering noise, waterfalls of beer and a few smoke bombs.
    Jack Lang, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • Coloratura in particular demands an agile voice that can make quick-fire changes in pitch and add many vocal flourishes to a melody.
    René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
  • Sky Genie is another mode for quick-fire cinematic moves like orbit and spiral.
    New Atlas, 4 Dec. 2025
  • Mark Normand’s always had a special brand of brutally funny, quick-fire comedy.
    Ali Lerman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
  • His Golden Globes coverage promises the same quick-fire candor and viral energy, set against the glitz of the red carpet.
    Thr Staff, HollywoodReporter, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Bellingham’s quick-fire second at the Azteca came from a similar movement, this time on the counter as his forward momentum carried him into the six-yard box.
    Thom Harris, New York Times, 13 July 2026
  • Seven months later, in the Carabao Cup final, Trafford made a series of three quick-fire saves to deny Arsenal.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • From nail-biting quick-fire challenges to high-stakes elimination rounds like the show’s signature Restaurant Wars, the judges of Top Chef eat well during filming.
    Karla Walsh, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Back at Barca, 18-year-old striker Hamza Abdelkarim has yet to make his La Liga debut but featured in four games for Egypt at the World Cup, and scored a quick-fire double on his first friendly appearance for the Catalans this month.
    Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

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