How to Use open fire in a Sentence

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• Friend and chef Sarah Glover cooked over an open fire for the event.
  — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2022
• And one of the few ways to get a hot meal now is to cook over an open fire in the street.
  — Scott Gottlieb, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2022
• That prompted one of the two deputies to open fire, the lieutenant said.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2023
• The city will post the open fire chief position in the coming days.
  — Megan Becka, cleveland, 26 Sep. 2022
• The fishing is quick and easy, followed by lunch cooked over an open fire.
  — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2023
• The soldier said Card then threatened to open fire at a drill center in Saco, Maine, the letter said.
  — Emily Wax-Thibodeaux, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2023
• Meals are cooked over an open fire in a kitchen, which is separated from the main room by a mud wall.
  — Bhadra Sharma, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2022
• The driver got out and suddenly pulled out a gun, prompting Horn to open fire.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Nov. 2022
• Outside, a woman in a full-length coat, its soft blue blackened with soot, cooks over an open fire.
  — Nadia Parfan, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2023
• Talavera appears to be moving toward the ground when both deputies open fire, the footage shows.
  — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2022
• Predictably, praise for Fields has poured out of Halas Hall the past five months like water from an open fire hydrant.
  — Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022
• Had enough of chestnuts roasting by the open fire and yuletide carols sung beside the piano?
  — Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland, 19 Dec. 2022
• Deputies did not open fire during the incident, Fantom said.
  — Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2022
• The video shows officers open fire on the shooter, who is positioned near a shattered window and seen falling to the ground.
  — Holly Bailey, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2023
• Across the street, Halyna also befriended some soldiers and taught them to bake bread over an open fire.
  — Anastacia Galouchka, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2022
• Prince Louis and Princess Charlotte play on a seesaw before the family climbs a tree and roasts marshmallows on an open fire.
  — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 21 Oct. 2022
• The mayor urged residents to conserve water and report leaks and open fire hydrants.
  — Allie Weintraub, ABC News, 29 Dec. 2022
• Elsewhere in the Bronx, many streets turned into asphalt water parks, thanks to open fire hydrants spilling onto sidewalks.
  — New York Times, 24 July 2022
• For maximum destruction and confusion, the mortars and missiles open fire at the same time.
  — David Axe, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023
• Two people are killed and 300 are injured in Taiz when security forces open fire on the crowd with tear gas and live ammunition.
  — CNN, 30 Jan. 2022
• Dinner was prepared by chef Sarah Glover, one of Robb's close friends, and included cheeses, roasted vegetables and fish baked on an open fire.
  — Emily Strohm, Peoplemag, 21 Oct. 2022
• On Wednesday, Hankison took the stand and defended his decision to open fire, at times choking up in tears.
  — Eric Levenson and Aaron Cooper, CNN, 3 Mar. 2022
• Dotson answers the door with a gun in his hand, and all three officers open fire, New Mexico police said, citing the body-camera footage.
  — Cheri Mossburg, CNN, 16 Sep. 2023
• Authorities said Robinson had a gun and refused to put it down, prompting members of the federal task force to open fire inside the apartment.
  — Shaddi Abusaid, ajc, 1 Mar. 2022
• Juana Ay Ay, the captain of Las Diablillas softball team, gently cracks an egg against the side of a table and mixes it with greens cooking over an open fire.
  — Melissa Fajardo, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2022
• Police did not say what exactly prompted the deputy to open fire; how many shots were fired; or if the man, later identified as 31 year-old Nathan Barker, fired his rifle.
  — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Sep. 2023
• As angry Bostonians hurled snowballs and other objects at the British troops, one disheveled soldier commanded them to open fire, the city said.
  — Kate Armanini, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Mar. 2023
• In this dashcam video posted to social media, a car fleeing the area encounters Hamas terrorists who open fire.
  — NBC news, 14 Oct. 2023
• Another video from a different view shows the moment when officers appear to open fire.
  — Cheri Mossburg, CNN, 31 Jan. 2023
• Police entered the room to rescue the investigator and found the suspect armed, prompting three officers to open fire.
  — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 3 June 2022

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024