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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With Beauty Behind the Madness, Tesfaye figured out how to level up as a songwriter, evolving from a vibe lord who writes mood pieces with eyebrow-raising lines into a pop superstar firing off world-conquering hooks. Matthew Ismael Ruiz, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025 Additionally, the new target fired off a 12-second flare 300 times brighter than the underlying X-ray emission before fading to the lower levels. Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Feb. 2025 In June, Musk fired off a post on X saying that if Apple integrates OpenAI into its product line, as the company has planned, the devices will be banned at his various companies. Justin Gest, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025 What are the accusations against USAID? Over the weekend and into Monday, Musk fired off a series of posts on X that accused the agency of corruption. Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 6 Feb. 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 18 Feb. 2025.

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