How to Use bonfire in a Sentence

bonfire

noun
  • People then burned them in a bonfire on the street.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Simone has a rough start, but there was the fun at the bonfire.
    — Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 22 Feb. 2022
  • Again, the bonfire smoke coming from the peat is soft and slow.
    — Felipe Schrieberg, Forbes, 29 June 2022
  • The bonfire is cleansing and meant to burn away all the bad and evil.
    — Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2023
  • That caused Shep to fall over in his chair as the bonfire raged on.
    — Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Over a bonfire and small cups of hot chocolate, the crowd was hushed.
    — Maddie Ellis, Chicago Tribune, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Grab a bite to eat from a food truck and snuggle up by the bonfire.
    — Rasputin Todd, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Dec. 2025
  • Grab a bite to eat from a food truck and snuggle up by the bonfire.
    — Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Dec. 2025
  • Grab a bite to eat from a food truck and snuggle up by the bonfire.
    — Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Dec. 2025
  • Grab a bite to eat from a food truck and snuggle up by the bonfire.
    — Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Dec. 2025
  • Grab a bite to eat from a food truck and snuggle up by the bonfire.
    — Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Nov. 2025
  • Do not smoke, use flashlights, or light bonfires at night.
    — Carolyn Forché, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
  • By the front door, two creepy groups of stone cult members make a bonfire.
    — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Tears were shed, secrets were shared, and bonfires were burned.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Watch the sunset or gaze at the stars up above next to a bonfire on the beach.
    — Molly Allen, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 2024
  • The streets were ablaze with bonfires that winter, tires and much else set aflame.
    — Roya Hakakian, The Atlantic, 22 Nov. 2023
  • That night around the bonfire, a guide asked the women to share their win for the day.
    — Jim Rendon, Marie Claire, 29 Oct. 2018
  • The two took a selfie on the beach as a bonfire burned behind them.
    — Jasmine Gomez, Seventeen, 11 Sep. 2019
  • Summer in the south means that a bonfire or two is inevitable.
    — al, 23 May 2022
  • Later that night there would be a bonfire party deep in the woods.
    — John Carlisle, Freep.com, 21 Aug. 2020
  • The heat was more intense than sitting right next to a bonfire.
    — Travel + Leisure, 19 Aug. 2021
  • Most of the athletes were sitting around a bonfire on the beach.
    — Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2020
  • The evening wraps up with a cup of hot cocoa near a crackling bonfire.
    — Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Hannah is back at the bonfire, aware of what has happened to her.
    — Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 13 Oct. 2020
  • Protesters threw dozens of petrol bombs and lit bonfires in the streets.
    — The Economist, 5 Sep. 2019
  • Sounds of gunfire had faded; there were no new bonfires.
    — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Sit beside a bonfire on the beach to watch the sunset or gaze up at the stars.
    — Molly Allen, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2026
  • After the hunt, take a sunset hayride or make s'mores over a bonfire.
    — Midwest Living, 3 Apr. 2026
  • And when the sun goes down, the style factor heats up like a big ol' Texas bonfire.
    — Hannah Jones, Country Living, 10 Mar. 2023
  • The gulch and the forest around it became a bonfire pit waiting for a spark.
    — Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2024

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