How to Use fire off in a Sentence

fire off

verb
  • The rollerblading wall-crawler fired off at least three shots.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Julius Randle felt the need to fire off a quick shot.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 13 May 2026
  • The cold front will still act as a trigger for rain and storms to fire off.
    — Ron Smiley, CBS News, 12 June 2026
  • Everybody gets at least a few zingers to fire off.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Gone are the days when firing off dozens of resumes was enough.
    — Kathy Caprino, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Or juicy rumors and/or scandals to fire off texts about.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Jared Wright fired off the rush, squeaking a shot through Saros.
    — Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • His brother fired off a post aimed at Lenoir after the game.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Trump fired off his reaction a short time later.
    — Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Jokes fired off across the late-night board all throughout Monday evening.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2025
  • As bullets whizz by, gusts of air fire off near the side of attendees’ heads.
    — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 5 Aug. 2022
  • This finale fired off without a single hitch.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Hood, who fired off eight shots in the first half alone, was running free in the midfield for most of the match.
    — Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2026
  • An officer on the scene fired off a single shot, the release said.
    — Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Solano yelled, according to his body-camera video, and raised his own weapon to fire off five shots.
    — Annie Sweeney, chicagotribune.com, 23 Feb. 2022
  • Seven guns fired off three rounds of ammunition in a gun salute.
    — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2025
  • One of the men fired off numerous shots, striking the victim in the head.
    — Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 13 June 2024
  • No quarters necessary, just press the start button and fire off the first steel ball.
    — Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Trump posted about the case online anyway, firing off about the judge.
    — Michelle L. Price, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Amid the pressure, Leon fired off a shot and scored the goal that put the Wave ahead by two goals.
    — Fernando Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 June 2025
  • In response, the cop drew his weapon and fired off one shot at the approaching car, hitting no one.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 6 June 2025
  • The celebrations — fired off by tourists and locals — went on.
    — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 1 Jan. 2024
  • Will some of those fans fire off angry emails to Hartzell or Del Conte?
    — Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Mar. 2021
  • Reese fired off a post on X about an hour after Kruk’s comments went viral.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2025
  • The beauty computing system in my brain fired off, and six fragrances came to mind.
    — Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 14 June 2026
  • But these jailbirds aren’t using their own fingers to fire off missives or create clones.
    — Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Still, the early hours could distort timing, so pause before firing off that text.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
  • Still, that didn't stop Wethington, who managed to collect the puck and fire off the first goal of the game.
    — Nick Kelly, Star Tribune, 5 Feb. 2021
  • That blur was Williams, who had fired off the line a split-second before any other lineman.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The singer fires off a text to Kanal, and the four bandmates assemble for a Zoom call.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 17 Jan. 2024

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