1
: the act or process of one that fires
2
: the process of maturing ceramic products by the application of heat
Examples of firing in a Sentence
found a flaw in the gun's firing
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Adra’s filming begins in 2019 and stretches until 2023, chronicling the Israeli government’s attempt to evict the villagers by force, having claimed the land for a military training facility and firing range in 1981.
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Leah Asmelash, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
Which is where Josephina shows her natural aptitude for the job, owning a standing target at the firing range and demonstrating a rapid-fire mastery of boots-on-the-ground directives in the noise-torture obstacle course or whatever.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
Yes, but: These firings look justified, Domenique Camacho Moran, an employment attorney tells Axios.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
In fact, since Saleh's firing and Todd Downing's subsequent promotion to offensive coordinator, Hall and Allen have scored one rushing TD apiece.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Leah Asmelash, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
Which is where Josephina shows her natural aptitude for the job, owning a standing target at the firing range and demonstrating a rapid-fire mastery of boots-on-the-ground directives in the noise-torture obstacle course or whatever.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
Yes, but: These firings look justified, Domenique Camacho Moran, an employment attorney tells Axios.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
In fact, since Saleh's firing and Todd Downing's subsequent promotion to offensive coordinator, Hall and Allen have scored one rushing TD apiece.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Firing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/firing. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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