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Recent Examples of campfire
So rejoice, and fire up an éclade at your next cookout, campfire, or clambake.
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Peter Barrett, Outside, 30 Aug. 2025
Whoever was the first person to pierce a marshmallow with a stick and pop it over the campfire.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 25 Aug. 2025
The air smelled sweet and repellent, like a puttering campfire.
—River Selby
august 25, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
To some degree, activities like sitting around a campfire and eating s'mores with his family have proved ideal for Dickerson.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
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Peter Barrett, Outside, 30 Aug. 2025
Whoever was the first person to pierce a marshmallow with a stick and pop it over the campfire.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 25 Aug. 2025
The air smelled sweet and repellent, like a puttering campfire.
—River Selby
august 25, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
To some degree, activities like sitting around a campfire and eating s'mores with his family have proved ideal for Dickerson.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for campfire
Recent Examples of Synonyms for campfire
Noun
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Campfire Song At Rusty’s Lakeside Pub in Scottsville, Kentucky, with the cooler weather, everyone is ready for football, jeans, and bonfires.—
Aly Walansky,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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At the time that Lauryn and Owen began dating, both parents approved of the other's child and enjoyed traveling to sports matches together and bonding afterward over bonfires.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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These winds, most common from September to May, pose a significant wildfire risk by drying out vegetation, the National Weather Service said.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Since its discovery 11 days ago, the wildfire has burned 13,869 acres.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The inflationary forest fire that many expected to see has yet to ignite.—
George Calhoun,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The only safe way to get real fires was laying gas lines and creating gas burns, without releasing any particles in the air that would potentially cause a forest fire.—
Tomris Laffly,
Time,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Campfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campfire. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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