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Firefight in a sentence

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Firefight | Firefighters | Firefighter | Firefighting | Firefights

Firefight meaning

  1. A skirmish involving an exchange of gunfire.
  2. An intense argument.

Using Firefight

  • The main meaning on this page is: A skirmish involving an exchange of gunfire. | An intense argument.
  • In the example corpus, firefight often appears in combinations such as: the firefight, in firefight, firefight with.

Context around Firefight

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 5 middle, 9 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

intense 2× minute 1× ensuing 1× heavy 1×

Often after:

ensued 5× broke 2× resulted 1× isn 1× che 1×

Sentence patterns with Firefight

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

20 minute firefight ensued resulting 1× a firefight ensued lasting 1× a heavy firefight ensued 1× after a firefight can incentivize 1× after a firefight with federal 1× an intense firefight in the 1× caused by firefight with federal 1× during a firefight in september 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a 20 minute 1× a firefight ensued 1× during the firefight 1× he was captured 1× nobleza said some 1× on saturday a 1×

Common sentence endings:

about 25 minutes 1× alleged communist rebel 1× an extended family 1× any collateral damage 1× by bolivian soldiers 1× firefight in september 1×

Words around Firefight

Just before it in the word index:

firefall 2 fireeye 13 firedamp 4 fired 5.824 firecuda 2 firecrest 2

Just after it in the word index:

firefighter 649 firefighters 2.567 firefighting 276 firefights 16 firefire 2 firefist 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

absa 83 absconding 83 accretion 83 aerosols 83 affray 83 agar 83

Corpus analysis for Firefight

  • In this selection, "firefight" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 20.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, intense, minute, ensuing, ensued, broke and resulted stand out and add context to how "firefight" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 20 minute firefight ensued resulting and a firefight ensued lasting. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "firefight" sits close to words such as absa, absconding and accretion, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with firefight

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

A firefight ensued, lasting over 30 minutes. (7 words)

Troops responded swiftly and engaged the terrorist in a firefight. (10 words)

Virginia house explosion not caused by firefight with federal agents. (10 words)

Longer example sentences

The arrests -- one after a firefight with federal agents -- came almost three weeks after gunmen burst into a home in rural Goshen, 170 miles (280 kilometers) north of Los Angeles, and shot dead members of an extended family. (38 words)

Then, while the first and fourth paragraphs elaborate on the identities of the killed Palestinians, it is not until the fifth paragraph that readers are informed that a firefight ensued during the arrest raid. (34 words)

The Israeli military said it had entered the village of Kafr Dan to demolish the houses of two Palestinian gunmen who killed an Israeli soldier during a firefight in September. (30 words)

Example sentences (20)

A 20-minute firefight ensued, resulting in the death of the soldier and an alleged communist rebel.

A firefight ensued, lasting over 30 minutes.

He was captured in January after an intense firefight in the northern Mexican state of Sinaloa.

Nobleza said some 10 heavily armed men fired at the troops before they could serve the search warrant, resulting to a firefight that lasted for about 25 minutes.

Once we created hull plates and other mods, I went outside with a jetpack and repaired the damage from the firefight.

On Saturday a firefight broke out in the mountainous east of the township when Pekhon PDF and other resistance groups attacked regime forces in the forests.

The arrests -- one after a firefight with federal agents -- came almost three weeks after gunmen burst into a home in rural Goshen, 170 miles (280 kilometers) north of Los Angeles, and shot dead members of an extended family.

The ensuing firefight resulted in the elimination of five infiltrating terrorists without any collateral damage.

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The firearms and other items seized from the suspects following the firefight.

The idea of getting a stronger weapon after a firefight can incentivize players being a little reckless and charge head-on to the battlefield.

The Israeli military said it had entered the village of Kafr Dan to demolish the houses of two Palestinian gunmen who killed an Israeli soldier during a firefight in September.

Then, while the first and fourth paragraphs elaborate on the identities of the killed Palestinians, it is not until the fifth paragraph that readers are informed that a firefight ensued during the arrest raid.

The spokesperson further said the intense firefight ensued resulting in the elimination of all four terrorists without any harm to own troops.

They claimed that after a long period of silence, a firefight broke out between the two sides.

Troops responded swiftly and engaged the terrorist in a firefight.

Trying to aim for precision headshots on a smaller screen with just a hint of latency in the middle of a firefight isn’t the best experience.

Twice he killed someone he did not intend to in the middle of a firefight.

Virginia house explosion not caused by firefight with federal agents.

According to the White Knight Corps, contact with terrorists was established tonight at about 9 PM in which a heavy firefight ensued.

During the firefight, Che was wounded in the leg and captured by Bolivian soldiers.

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Common combinations with firefight

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "firefight" in a sentence?
An example: "A 20-minute firefight ensued, resulting in the death of the soldier and an alleged communist rebel." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "firefight" from authentic English texts.
What does "firefight" mean?
Firefight means: A skirmish involving an exchange of gunfire.
How many example sentences with "firefight" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "firefight", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.