fire off

verb

fired off; firing off; fires off

transitive verb

: to write and send usually in haste or anger
fired off a memo

Examples of fire off in a Sentence

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The beauty computing system in my brain fired off, and six fragrances came to mind. — Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 14 June 2026 In their opening matches against Australia and Paraguay, the Turks fired off 62 shots and couldn’t find the back of the net. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 25 June 2026 In fact, Swift may be one big solar storm away from doom if the sun fires off a major storm before Katalyst's Link can reach it. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 19 June 2026 Hakimi fired off the corner, followed by a header by Chadi Riad that was picked up by Rahimi, who slammed it into the upper right of the net. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for fire off

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fire off was in 1888

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“Fire off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20off. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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