Below you will find example sentences with "fire engines". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Fire Engines in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: engines
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 12
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 27.6 words

Words in this phrase

fire engines

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • fire can mean: A (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and ... Common word
  • engines can mean: plural of engine Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 6 start, 14 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

29 two fire engines from fleetwood 1× 3 two fire engines from nelson 1× 9 three fire engines from burnley 1× 9 two fire engines from preston 1× and 10 fire engines worked hard 1× brigade six fire engines and around 1× crews and fire engines cal fire 1× currently two fire engines in place 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a spokesperson for 5× a fire service 1× a representative for 1× a scottish fire 1× a spokesperson said 1× around 70 firefighters 1×

Common sentence endings:

aerial ladder platform 1× and united utilities 1× and wildlife service 1× arkansas forestry commission 1× attended the incident 1× check for hotspots 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

service 10× two 7× spokesperson 7× attended 6× rescue 6× road 4× firefighters 4× incident 4× currently 3× control 3× sent 3× four 3×

Related phrases

fire department diesel engines fire chief volunteer fire fire departments fire station search engines steam engines fire crews jet engines

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around engines:

diesel engines 20× steam engines 15×

Just before it in the phrase index:

fire departments fire department fire danger fire damage fire crews fire chief

Just after it in the phrase index:

fire fighters fire prevention fire service fire station fire trucks fire weather

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

fire department fire chief fire departments fire station fire crews fire broke

Same ending:

diesel engines search engines steam engines jet engines rocket engines

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "fire engines" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 27.6 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as 29 two fire engines from fleetwood, 3 two fire engines from nelson, service, two and spokesperson stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with fire department, diesel engines, fire chief, diesel engines and steam engines, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with fire engines

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Reportedly, the fire brigade has sent four fire engines to control the fire. (13 words)

Two fire engines from Blackburn attended the fire and crews were there for 90 minutes. (15 words)

Around 70 firefighters and 10 fire engines worked hard to put out the grass fire in Enfield. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

No casualties have been reported while there are currently two fire engines in place (at time of writing) on Buchanan Street to control the blaze, earlier this morning up to eight fire engines were crowded around the Zara shopfront on Buchanan Street. (42 words)

A spokesperson for the fire service said: "At 9.38pm on November 9, two fire engines from Preston and Fulwood attended a road traffic collision on the M55 Eastbound motorway, on the interchange merging with the M6 Southbound. (38 words)

A spokesperson for Merseyside Fire and Rescue said: "At the height of the incident six fire engines, the Search and Rescue Team and the Service drone we all at scene alongside Merseyside Police, Council and United Utilities. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

No casualties have been reported while there are currently two fire engines in place (at time of writing) on Buchanan Street to control the blaze, earlier this morning up to eight fire engines were crowded around the Zara shopfront on Buchanan Street.

Fire personnel are currently focusing on evacuations and structure defense while concurrently building direct containment lines utilizing bulldozers, fire crews and fire engines," Cal Fire said in an updated statement Thursday morning.

A spokesperson for the fire service said: “At 11.13am on April 3, two fire engines from Nelson and Hyndburn, together with an aerial ladder platform from Hyndburn, attended a chimney fire on Sansbury Crescent, Nelson.

Reportedly, the fire brigade has sent four fire engines to control the fire.

A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said: “Operations control mobilised a number of fire engines to the town’s Station Road, where firefighters were met by a well-developed fire.

Five new fire engines were delivered at Fairview, Lawley, Jabulani, Cosmo City and Florida Park fire stations and two refurbished vehicles were sent to Eldorado Park and Ivory Park fire stations, he said.

The Horseshoe Bend Fire Department responded with personnel, brush trucks and fire engines, and mutual aid was provided by Guion, Franklin, Morriston, Agnos-Glencoe-Heart Fire Departments, and the Arkansas Forestry Commission.

According to the London Fire Brigade, six fire engines and around 40 firefighters are currently tackling the blaze.

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A fire service spokesperson said: "At 10.50am on September 9, three fire engines from Burnley, Padiham, and attended a road traffic collision on Magnesium Way, Burnley.

A spokesperson for the fire service said: “At 05.52am on April 29, two fire engines from Fleetwood attended an incident on Radcliffe road, Fleetwood.

A spokesperson for the fire service said: "At 9.38pm on November 9, two fire engines from Preston and Fulwood attended a road traffic collision on the M55 Eastbound motorway, on the interchange merging with the M6 Southbound.

A spokesperson said: “Three fire engines from Whitehill, Stockport and Ashton fire stations, as well as the technical response unit from Ashton, quickly attended the incident.

From the forestry department four fire engines went to the scene and one fire truck from the game and wildlife service.

Six fire engines and around 40 firefighters tackled the fire, which destroyed the whole of the first and second floors of the building.

Two fire engines from Blackburn attended the fire and crews were there for 90 minutes.

A representative for Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said: "Three fire engines were sent to an industrial property, where there was a report of smoke seen in the roof area.

Around 70 firefighters and 10 fire engines worked hard to put out the grass fire in Enfield.

A spokesperson for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service said: “We have reduced our response to four fire engines as we damp down and check for hotspots.

A spokesperson for Merseyside Fire and Rescue said: "At the height of the incident six fire engines, the Search and Rescue Team and the Service drone we all at scene alongside Merseyside Police, Council and United Utilities.

At 8:15am, Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service said: "This incident has now been reduced to two fire engines and the aerial ladder platform.

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