: having an informal or intimate quality
a fireside chat
Examples of fireside in a Sentence
Noun
We sat chatting at the fireside.
couldn't wait to get off the plane and back to his comfortable fireside
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Terry Collins, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
Among the highlights is a fireside living room, a formal dining room, and a family room that wrap around an eat-in kitchen outfitted with custom Poliform cabinetry, honed Italian marble countertops, Miele and Sub-Zero appliances, and a butler’s pantry with an integrated coffee bar.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2026
Amy Tara Koch, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2026
Past stories have led him to hang out with China’s trendsetters in Chengdu and learn fireside raps from cowboy poets in Wyoming.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 29 Jan. 2026
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Noun
The commentaries between the president and the governor, a potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidate, also came on the same day Newsom was denied entry to the USA House, despite being scheduled to speak at a fireside chat with Fortune Media.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
Among the highlights is a fireside living room, a formal dining room, and a family room that wrap around an eat-in kitchen outfitted with custom Poliform cabinetry, honed Italian marble countertops, Miele and Sub-Zero appliances, and a butler’s pantry with an integrated coffee bar.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
The fireside brunch at the hotel’s Glitretind Restaurant is a must-have meal; wooden trestle tables are heaped with pastries, salads, crepes, cheeses, eggs, and smoked fish (and the requisite carving table), evoking the chalet-chic of Lech, Austria.
—Amy Tara Koch, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2026
Past stories have led him to hang out with China’s trendsetters in Chengdu and learn fireside raps from cowboy poets in Wyoming.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Fireside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fireside. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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