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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Make a phone call or fire off an email to your legislators. Elise Bennett, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 May 2025 As the call ended, a young man wearing a mask and carrying a handgun appeared out of nowhere and fired off eight rounds through the SUV’s window. Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 7 May 2025 The 24-year-old Georgian sensation has also fired off at least three shots in five straight in UCL play. Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025 They’re all expected to segue to Joe and Anthony Russo’s Avengers: Doomsday which will fire off next summer, May 1, 2026. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 5 May 2025 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 29 May. 2025.

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