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Example sentences for "small fire"

  • A small fire in the centre gave sufficient light; the chief sat opposite the entrance, and round him many fine tall men, placed according to their rank, all with no other covering than a breech-cloth.

  • In the center of the tent there is a small fire in a circle composed of stones, over which the kettle for cooking is suspended.

  • A small fire is kept up in the centre of the tent.

  • For there was a small fire-hill stood within a sea, as it did seem no more than a little mile from that place where I did stand.

  • And there was a small fire-pit off from the mouth of the cave that did throw a good light for my purpose; so that I saw there was no creeping thing or horror in the place; and I went in, and made to prepare for my slumber.

  • Having kindled a small fire, Martin kneaded a large quantity of farina in the hollow of a smooth stone, and baked a number of flat cakes, which were soon fired and spread out upon the ground.

  • A group of swarthy and naked savages encircled a small fire on the edge of the forest on the east coast of Brazil.

  • If the weather be cool, let a small fire be in the grate; otherwise, he is better without a fire.

  • A small fire, in the winter time, encourages ventilation, and in such a case does good.

  • The scene thus referred to was that of a circle of grave warriors seated about a small fire, and listening to the harangue of one who stood in an open space reserved for him at one side.

  • A small fire of driftwood burned dimly behind these, and about it sat several blanketed figures.

  • On two logs, between which burned a small fire, was set his own bath-tub.

  • I soon stripped Czar, and hobbled him, lit a small fire, put the coffee-pot on it, and lay down on my blanket close to the fall in order to make a sketch of it.

  • I sat till late over my small fire, cut every now and then a slice from the meat roasting on a spit, and bade my dog be quiet, who would not lie down, but constantly sniffed about with his broad nose to the ground, and growling sullenly.

  • I did so; hobbled him out in the grass, and then sat down again at my small fire, where I could see along the river and up the valley behind me, whose steep granite walls were just beginning to be illumined by the rising sun.

  • The fish are cut open, dried on poles over a small fire, and packed in bales.

  • At the Dalles 'during the fishing season, the Indians live entirely on the heads, hearts and offal of the salmon, which they string on sticks, and roast over a small fire.

  • The small square figure with a central dot is a small fire; and the small circlet beside the fire is a flagstaff running up through the lodge top, flying a United States flag.

  • In summer it is pinned to the ground by wooden pegs, or in winter when the ground is frozen, stretched on a frame of four poles tied together, and a small fire built to dry it.

  • A dozen feet distant stood a small fire, over which hung some meat on spits.

  • Here they laid me on the ground beside a small fire.

  • He could hear the four stop outside while Critch lit a small fire in front of the entrance.

  • They build only a small fire, around which, when inside their wigwams, they all gather with their usually naked feet to the fire.

  • A small fire occupied a place on the ground at the center of the structure, an ample opening in the roof having been left for the escape of the smoke and live sparks.

  • While I was preparing my own breakfast, I took the pail from the tree and placed it over a small fire, that I might give my guest a warm breakfast.

  • It was not a small fire, built with the fear that other eyes might see it, but a fire that sent its flames high.

  • And rising from the ground in front of the tepee was what had come to him faintly on the still air--the smoke of a small fire.

  • The men were busy, getting wood aboard with which to make a small fire if necessary, a stone hearth having been constructed for this purpose, when, suddenly, Sandy made a startling discovery.

  • The good mothers were busily engaged putting the smaller children to sleep, while the men sat around the small fire, smoking and comparing notes as to how long they would be in reaching their destination.

  • About the middle of the afternoon he succeeded in shooting a rabbit, which he at once skinned and broiled over a small fire.

  • Here he stopped, drank of the cool refreshing water, and built a small fire.

  • It did not take him long to light a small fire as near the mouth of the cave as the rain would permit, and, prepare his meal.

  • It did not take him long to despatch his prize, and in a few minutes a portion of it was sizzling over a small fire he had lighted.

  • They made a small fire of dead pine sticks and sat around it wrapped in the skins of the gray wolf, with the head and ears of that fearful animal capping theirs--unearthly enough to frighten even the monsters of the night.

  • One day as he sat smoking by a small fire on a mountain-top, somewhat wearied with travel, the restless young men came trotting softly back over the pine needles saying: "Come out and you will see the white soldiers.

  • When it was quite dark, they made a small fire in the depths of the cut, threw a small quantity of tobacco into it as a sacrifice, cooked the venison and went to sleep.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "small fire" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    injure them; small animals; small bird; small bits; small boat; small cakes; small caste; small chance; small clearing; small clump; small creek; small flocks; small fortune; small glass; small importance; small numbers; small parties; small proportion; small room; small scale; small spot; small squadron; small state; small steamer; small stewpan; small vessel