Examples of campfire in a Sentence
We gathered around a campfire and shared stories.
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Guests will learn about clay and make functional pieces of art, using air-dry clay to create a sculpture of people gathered around a campfire.
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Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Evening activities include gathering around the campfire, camp-wide games and a talent show.
—Jessie Dax-Setkus, Oc Register, 22 Mar. 2026
Like actual bedtime stories at a sleepover, or campfire ghost stories repeated with a flashlight under your chin, Bedtime Stories creates images that can lodge in your brain for a decade and hold up to revisits.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
To stop the malting, the barley was heated and dried by burning mesquite wood, infusing it with a savory, almost barbecue-like smokiness as opposed to the campfire and iodine notes associated with peat.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2026
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Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Evening activities include gathering around the campfire, camp-wide games and a talent show.
—Jessie Dax-Setkus, Oc Register, 22 Mar. 2026
Like actual bedtime stories at a sleepover, or campfire ghost stories repeated with a flashlight under your chin, Bedtime Stories creates images that can lodge in your brain for a decade and hold up to revisits.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
To stop the malting, the barley was heated and dried by burning mesquite wood, infusing it with a savory, almost barbecue-like smokiness as opposed to the campfire and iodine notes associated with peat.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2026
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“Campfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/campfire. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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campfire
noun
camp·fire
ˈkamp-ˌfī(ə)r 
: a fire built outdoors (as at a camp)
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