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Recent Examples of campfire
The bedroom window was open wide, the char of campfire smoke drifting through.
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Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
Swimming in the small lap pool or having drinks on the sunken deck around the campfire?
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Todd Plummer,
Robb Report,
19 June 2026
With a mood board of influences including CD-binder staples like Neil Young’s Harvest Moon and alt-country lifers Blue Rodeo’s Five Days in July, Shabason and Krgovich summon the spirit of a backyard campfire attended by folkies and experimental jazz nerds alike.
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Zach Schonfeld,
Pitchfork,
18 June 2026
The season's biggest shock came when Sean fainted and fell into a campfire, suffering severe burns that forced him to be medically evacuated.
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Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
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Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
Swimming in the small lap pool or having drinks on the sunken deck around the campfire?
—
Todd Plummer,
Robb Report,
19 June 2026
With a mood board of influences including CD-binder staples like Neil Young’s Harvest Moon and alt-country lifers Blue Rodeo’s Five Days in July, Shabason and Krgovich summon the spirit of a backyard campfire attended by folkies and experimental jazz nerds alike.
—
Zach Schonfeld,
Pitchfork,
18 June 2026
The season's biggest shock came when Sean fainted and fell into a campfire, suffering severe burns that forced him to be medically evacuated.
—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for campfire
Recent Examples of Synonyms for campfire
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There is also plenty of pomp, along with bells, bonfires, and illuminations.
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During mosquito season, Mosquito Joe will spray your yard every three weeks to make your backyard paradise for summer BBQs, pool days and bonfires.
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Fireworks from formal rocket shows to impromptu street celebrations can create extremely unhealthy air quality, sometimes rivaling what comes from wildfires.
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This year’s celebration comes on the heels of a late June warehouse fire in Boyle Heights that released extraordinary amounts of soot and smoke across the county, on par with pollution generated by the previous year’s wildfires.
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Similarly, a major firefighting operation was underway in southwest Germany near the village of Traisen, where the heat sparked a forest fire in an area that also contained unexploded ordnance.
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This Anglican example near Beaufort, South Carolina, was built in the 1740s, but was largely destroyed by a forest fire in 1886.
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“Campfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campfire. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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