fire off

verb

fired off; firing off; fires off

transitive verb

: to write and send usually in haste or anger
fired off a memo

Examples of fire off in a Sentence

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But exactly how the shooter managed to clamber onto a rooftop with an AR-style assault rifle less than 200 yards from Trump and fire off eight shots at the then-presumptive Republican presidential nominee sparked multiple investigations into the Secret Service and its preparations for the event. Lewis Kamb, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024 Over a two-hour lunch at Chateau Marmont, the trio hashed out a version of what would become the first Deadpool, with Reynolds soon firing off an impassioned email to Fox to hire the writers. Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 July 2024 Hutchins was killed and Souza was injured on October 21, 2021 after the Colt .45 gun Baldwin was pointing at the cinematographer fired off a live round during a rehearsal at the Bonanza Creek Ranch near Santa Fe, New Mexico, where the indie Western was filming. Zac Ntim, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2024 From retail to innovation, RMS Beauty is firing off on all cylinders. James Manso, WWD, 2 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fire off 

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fire off was in 1888

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“Fire off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20off. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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