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Brushfire meaning

  1. A large fire in a scrubland or prairie, as opposed to a forest fire, which occurs in forests.
  2. A war that arises suddenly and is limited in scope or area.

Using Brushfire

  • The main meaning on this page is: A large fire in a scrubland or prairie, as opposed to a forest fire, which occurs in forests. | A war that arises suddenly and is limited in scope or area.
  • In the example corpus, brushfire often appears in combinations such as: brushfire wars.

Context around Brushfire

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

fighting 1×

Often after:

wars 2× scores 1×

Sentence patterns with Brushfire

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

lots of brushfire wars as 1× mercenaries fighting brushfire wars in 1× off a brushfire and attempted 1× the brushfire has been 1× traveled like brushfire through the 1× wildfire and brushfire scores and 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

additional factors are 1× in 1990 realizing 1× joan didion wrote 1× meanwhile the 4th 1× the chinese could 1×

Common sentence endings:

and roof scores 1× as a result 1× this is true 1× to sneak forward 1× war never occurred 1×

Words around Brushfire

Just before it in the word index:

brushfield 2 brushes 211 brushed 302 brush 1.041 brusdar 10 brusco 2

Just after it in the word index:

brushfires 4 brushing 187 brushless 15 brushmiller 2 brushroll 4 brushstroke 9

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Brushfire

  • In this selection, "brushfire" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, fighting, wars and scores stand out and add context to how "brushfire" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include lots of brushfire wars as and mercenaries fighting brushfire wars in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "brushfire" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with brushfire

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The brushfire has been extinguished. (5 words)

The Chinese could end up getting involved in lots of brushfire wars as a result. (15 words)

Additional factors are also being more heavily scrutinized now than in years prior, such as crime scores, wildfire and brushfire scores, and roof scores. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

Joan Didion wrote, "Many people I know in Los Angeles believe that the Sixties ended abruptly on August 9, 1969, ended at the exact moment when word of the murders on Cielo Drive traveled like brushfire through the community, and in a sense this is true. (46 words)

In 1990, realizing that the game's background was in danger of becoming obsolete, GDW published Merc 2000, an alternative campaign setting which revolved around mercenaries fighting brushfire wars in a time in which the Twilight War never occurred. (39 words)

Meanwhile, the 4th Sikhs made contact with the Chinese and subjected them to withering mortar and machine gun fire as the Chinese set off a brushfire and attempted to sneak forward. (31 words)

Example sentences (6)

Additional factors are also being more heavily scrutinized now than in years prior, such as crime scores, wildfire and brushfire scores, and roof scores.

The Chinese could end up getting involved in lots of brushfire wars as a result.

The brushfire has been extinguished.

In 1990, realizing that the game's background was in danger of becoming obsolete, GDW published Merc 2000, an alternative campaign setting which revolved around mercenaries fighting brushfire wars in a time in which the Twilight War never occurred.

Joan Didion wrote, "Many people I know in Los Angeles believe that the Sixties ended abruptly on August 9, 1969, ended at the exact moment when word of the murders on Cielo Drive traveled like brushfire through the community, and in a sense this is true.

Meanwhile, the 4th Sikhs made contact with the Chinese and subjected them to withering mortar and machine gun fire as the Chinese set off a brushfire and attempted to sneak forward.

Common combinations with brushfire

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "brushfire" in a sentence?
An example: "Additional factors are also being more heavily scrutinized now than in years prior, such as crime scores, wildfire and brushfire scores, and roof scores." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "brushfire" from authentic English texts.
What does "brushfire" mean?
Brushfire means: A large fire in a scrubland or prairie, as opposed to a forest fire, which occurs in forests.
How many example sentences with "brushfire" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "brushfire", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.