How to Use rapid-fire in a Sentence

rapid-fire

adjective
  • Here’s a rapid-fire update on each stock.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Let’s close with some fun rapid-fire questions.
    — Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026
  • Just note that rapid-fire or burst shooting doesn't work that well.
    — PCMAG, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Trump spoke at a rapid-fire clip with a tone that bordered at times on anger.
    — Josh Boak, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Just rapid-fire demanding her new hires blurt out ideas at her?
    — Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Trump, a rapid-fire lie machine, did his usual song and dance.
    — Oliver Darcy, CNN, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The rapid-fire process Open with their desire and their blocker.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
  • At the time, rifles were used largely by hunters, and hunters did not want a rapid-fire gun.
    — Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The hosts kicked the show off with a rapid-fire word association game.
    — Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2024
  • But its rapid-fire updates are giving Wall Street whiplash.
    — Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Ali came out aggressively, with rapid-fire punches in the first few rounds.
    — Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
  • And his rapid-fire raps can still excite his concert audiences.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2024
  • Burst mode, which takes a series of rapid-fire shots, is also essential.
    — Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2025
  • The ubiquitous rapid-fire gun shots go on all day long, six days a week, residents say.
    — Joanna Slater, Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Berry, who was sitting in the pink chair, was given some rapid-fire questions to answer.
    — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
  • The trio, with its rapid-fire triplet flow, became known as one of the most popular hip-hop groups of all time.
    — ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Footage showed the gang fending off attacks from a sushi monster during a car chase with rapid-fire gags.
    — Ryan Gaur, Variety, 25 June 2026
  • Generate rapid-fire variations that keep your feed full.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Monday, followed by what sounded like rapid-fire gunshots.
    — Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 1 June 2026
  • Prepare to be swept away by irresistible charm and rapid-fire banter as the play unfolds.
    — The Hub, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2023
  • The answer came as part of a round of rapid-fire questions from host DeGeneres.
    — Michael Lee Simpson, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2023
  • In a rapid-fire news cycle, that, too, will likely be replaced by a future unnamed headache.
    — Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
  • And then the whole attempt to grab some funny answers with rapid-fire questions just nosedives at warp speed.
    — Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Caglianone, who sported a full beard, listened intently as questions came his way rapid-fire.
    — Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
  • State lawmakers said these rapid-fire guns are not needed for self-defense but can be a weapon of mass murder.
    — Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • The jokes come at you so rapid-fire this time, even more than in the first two Deadpools, that one viewing is way not enough.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 23 July 2024
  • Some have voiced frustration over the rapid-fire variants, joking that their wallets can’t keep up.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Crooks who send out rapid-fire texts are bound to fool someone into thinking that maybe the next text is about a real issue.
    — Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Wröbel emphasized how these rapid-fire trends have led brands to chase after a wider variety of fits.
    — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Colbert asked Nolan about his phone and email usage during a rapid-fire barrage of questions.
    — EW.com, 8 Feb. 2024

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