fired

[ US /ˈfaɪɝd/ ]
[ UK /fˈa‍ɪ‍əd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. having lost your job
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How To Use fired In A Sentence

  • A few weeks later I was fired from my job at Hunter College.
  • The soldier fired the rifle through a narrow aperture in a pile of sandbags.
  • Spanish-American War of 1898 Edison suggested to the Navy Department the adoption of a compound of calcium carbide and calcium phosphite, which when placed in a shell and fired from a gun would explode as soon as it struck water and ignite, producing a blaze that would continue several minutes and make the ships of the enemy visible for four or five miles at sea. Edison, His Life and Inventions
  • Our militia fired off volley after volley from anti - aircraft artillery.
  • Helmeted police fired dozens of rounds of tear gas and kicked and clubbed unarmed protesters — one of whom cowered on the ground, covering his face. Tunisian leader flees amid protests; PM takes over
  • Harte fired the ball into the bottom corner before heading for the corner flag to celebrate.
  • Officially, Carter resigned, but everyone knows he was fired.
  • The black and gold range has an electric oven combined with a gas fired hob.
  • A short umbilical cable rolled out with the rocket which was fired by electrical impulse, breaking the cord.
  • A catapult fired point-blank, and flames broke over the roiled water, but it was pointless.
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