How to Use fire engine in a Sentence

fire engine

noun

• As a pumper truck, the fire engine carries water and hoses to the scene.
  — John Benson, cleveland, 1 Dec. 2021
• The lieutenant who was fired never got out of the fire engine, the chief said.
  — Mitch Smith, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2023
• Images posted with the tweet showed a car pinned under the front bumper of the fire engine.
  — Rebekah Wahlberg, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Mar. 2021
• The crew took Seamus with them in the fire engine, drying & warming him up on the way to his house.
  — CBS News, 19 Jan. 2023
• By the time the fire engines rolled up, around 25 men were perched on ledges or dangling from windowsills.
  — Robert Klara, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2023
• Santa will wave to youngsters from 1 to 4 p.m. as a fire engine drives him around town.
  — cleveland, 13 Nov. 2022
• The berries vary from fire engine red to almost black, with matching crowns; always look for the crown.
  — Bon Appétit, 29 Apr. 2022
• The off-roader is done up in fire engine red and is free of any chrome accents (even the badging is blacked out).
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 14 June 2021
• In the video, the water is above Bachle’s waist and flowing into the cabin of a fire engine.
  — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 29 Sep. 2022
• If this really is the end of the Netflix era, Stranger Things 4 threw the kind of Irish wake that requires a fire engine.
  — Darren Franich, EW.com, 5 July 2022
• Ten fire engines and about 70 firefighters were called for flooding in the area.
  — Derrick Bryson Taylor, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2024
• And, at the time of this writing, the fire engine red model is on sale for almost 40 percent off.
  — Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 13 May 2022
• Those crews have about 13 fire engines and two ladder trucks, but they're all designed for on-road use.
  — CBS News, 11 Aug. 2023
• The coming Type VI fire engine is known as a small brush rig and can go off road with 250 gallons of water.
  — Blake Nelsonstaff Reporter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2022
• Lieutenant Michelle Whitaker, who drove the fire engine to the scene, remained in the vehicle.
  — Greg Wehner, Fox News, 30 Jan. 2023
• Available in two lengths (68 and 74 inches), the mat comes in a slew of cute colors, from fire engine red to a pretty slate blue.
  — Courtney Thompson, CNN Underscored, 25 Feb. 2021
• In 2000, fire engine red hair– which popped brilliantly against her brown skin– was her thing.
  — Essence Beauty Editors, Essence, 10 Nov. 2023
• The relics up for grabs included corn-on-the-cob, Uncle Sam, fire engine and Santa Claus molds.
  — Emily Wishingrad, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Aug. 2021
• Thie replica sports a brilliant fire engine red paint job and a racing livery and rides on a set of gold wheels.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2021
• Moments later, the car was at a stop sign as a fire engine approached with flashing lights.
  — Mike Isaac, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2023
• The defense argued the fire engine driver was driving 25 mph over the speed limit and failed to slow down for a red light at the bottom of a hill.
  — Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2024
• Sat on the back of a fire engine on the final day of filming having handed two amazing men a car as a thank you from Ren.
  — Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2023
• The burgers are produced, eight at a time, in an eye-catching, fire engine-red trailer.
  — Sharyn Jackson, Star Tribune, 4 Dec. 2020
• Flower colors range from deep wine to fire engine red, pink, and lavender.
  — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 14 Aug. 2021
• While a fire engine was en route, more 911 calls confirmed a structure fire, the fire department said.
  — Rebekah Riess, CNN, 8 Aug. 2023
• The event will include kid-friendly crafts, goodies, display of fire engines and squad cars.
  — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Oct. 2023
• The agency is fully staffed with fire engines, bulldozers and aircraft ready to respond at the first sign of sparks.
  — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2023
• The vast cloud of the Milky Way offers nearly the only illumination until the blue lights of the fire engine switch on.
  — Michael Schwirtz, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2022
• The existing Fire Station 35 building will be used to house equipment and a fire engine.
  — Michael Williams, SFChronicle.com, 1 Dec. 2020
• When the fire engine arrived at the club at about 9:06 p.m., a woman in a white bikini climbed into the cab of the firetruck and requested a ride-along, according to the memo.
  — Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2023

Last Updated: 28 May 2024