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e.g. We used fire as a source of light and warmth when camping. The fire in the lab damaged a lot of the equipment.
e.g. She lit a fire in the stove placed a large pot of water on it to boil.
e.g. He was filled with fire and anger, and he had to restrain himself from yelling.
e.g. They hid behind the wall to avoid the fire of the enemies' guns. We will face a great deal of fire from them if we waste resources like this.
e.g. If you fire the gun too early, you will not hit your target. She started to fire questions at him faster than he could answer them.
e.g. He offered to fire up the car while they were gathering their belongings to leave.
e.g. I hoped my speech would fire them up and motivate them to act quickly.
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"There's only one boss; the customer. He can fire everybody from the chairman on down simply by spending his money elsewhere." -- Sam Walton
"You can blow out a candle. But you can't blow out a fire." -- Peter Gabriel
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