How to Use fire-sale in a Sentence

fire-sale

1 of 2 adjective
  • Today, there’s no chance of scooping up a 964 at what used to be fire-sale prices.
    — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2026
  • The patients the campaign would help came from a wide pool of people in need — with debt resold at a fire-sale price.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2025
  • In many cases, the right answer for investors is to accept illiquidity rather than risk fire-sale dynamics in stressed markets.
    — Thierry Brunel, Forbes.com, 25 Feb. 2026
  • With BuzzFeed, Allen was jumping on a fire-sale opportunity in the hopes of turning it into something bigger.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 14 May 2026
  • That shows there are alternatives to a fire-sale auction which would allow governments to collect what they’re owed, and homeowners to keep most of the home’s value, AARP argued.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Speculation had swirled in some circles that if Netflix, which had an agreement last December with the WBD board, hit the rocks in terms of regulation, Paramount could have swooped in down the line and snagged WBD at fire-sale prices.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Economist Clifford Winston told Newsweek that the immediate effects on travel could depend on whether other airlines seek a merger with Spirit—as JetBlue did between 2022 and 2024—or wait until it is liquidated to buy its aircraft at fire-sale prices.
    — Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025

fire sale

2 of 2 noun
  • The company is having a fire sale of its old office equipment.
  • Tatum knew the fire sale was around the corner.
    — Jared Weiss, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Assets might have to be sold at fire sale prices to raise cash.
    — Bob Carlson, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
  • There was a fire sale but Carrick stayed.
    — Michael Walker, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
  • One thing that won’t be happening is any kind of fire sale.
    — Cathrin Schaer, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
  • That means rolling out fire sale prices which tarnishes the brand.
    — Kyle Stock, chicagotribune.com, 25 June 2018
  • If these Rangers get off to a bad start, expect a fire sale.
    — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The fire sale didn’t end with Opening Day.
    — Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
  • For the Saints, this is just the beginning of their fire sale.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • All those assets were now being seized, and Fox feared a fire sale.
    — Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2025
  • The players have, as yet, not been alerted to a looming fire sale.
    — New York Times, 2 Apr. 2021
  • All of those teams are in last place except for the Twins, who just had a fire sale.
    — Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2025
  • With the right plan and budget for completion, the lender can avoid a fire sale.
    — Joshua Stein, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Soft sell The Valkyries are past the point of going for an all out fire sale.
    — Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2025
  • If the Tigers can’t turn around their season, a fire sale could be on the horizon.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 29 June 2026
  • SoftBank has plenty of cash on hand thanks to a fire sale of assets.
    — Streisand Neto, CNN, 1 Dec. 2020
  • At some point, a rebuild has to turn the corner from fire sale to core retention.
    — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 19 June 2018
  • So many players who with the Marlins went through tough times after a fire sale.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun-Sentinel.com, 10 June 2018
  • Regardless of what the Padres decide to do, this isn’t time for a fire sale.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2023
  • If the Rangers get off to a bad start, will Chris Young conduct a fire sale?
    — Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Despite the drop in wholesale prices, don't look for dealers to offer a fire sale on used cars just yet.
    — Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 23 Apr. 2020
  • In announcing the price cuts, Fisker billed the move as a strategic shift rather than a fire sale.
    — Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Two of those teams orchestrated trade deadline fire sales.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
  • The price of Bitcoin dropped about 2% on the news of Tesla’s fire sale.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 20 July 2022
  • But Giants officials do not expect this to be the first spark in a fire sale.
    — Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
  • To generate deals, the networks had to hold the equivalent of a fire sale.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The players and the fan base sound uninterested in a fire sale.
    — Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2019
  • The Cincinnati Reds are in the early stages of what appears to be a fire sale.
    — Dylan Hernández Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2021
  • Wednesday’s defeat marked their fifth loss in six games against a pair of teams that held fire sales in July.
    — Dennis Lin, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Yelich said the emotions of the Marlins' fire sale have been crazy and exhausting.
    — USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2018

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