How to Use fire engine in a Sentence

fire engine

noun
Definition of fire enginenext
  • As a pumper truck, the fire engine carries water and hoses to the scene.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 1 Dec. 2021
  • The lieutenant who was fired never got out of the fire engine, the chief said.
    — Mitch Smith, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2023
  • The dogs’ barks could be heard over the drone of the fire engines and construction equipment.
    — Cameron Knight, Cincinnati.com, 25 Nov. 2019
  • Images posted with the tweet showed a car pinned under the front bumper of the fire engine.
    — Rebekah Wahlberg, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Mar. 2021
  • One person suggested that crews should have used the fire engine to knock the car out of the way.
    — Teri Webster, Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2020
  • The crew took Seamus with them in the fire engine, drying & warming him up on the way to his house.
    — CBS News, 19 Jan. 2023
  • By the time the fire engines rolled up, around 25 men were perched on ledges or dangling from windowsills.
    — Robert Klara, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2023
  • The burning question, of course, is whether the fire engine could run out of juice during a call.
    — CBS News, 12 Dec. 2019
  • The new fire engine is scheduled to arrive around May or June.
    — Melanie Feuk, Houston Chronicle, 10 Jan. 2020
  • Santa will wave to youngsters from 1 to 4 p.m. as a fire engine drives him around town.
    — cleveland, 13 Nov. 2022
  • The berries vary from fire engine red to almost black, with matching crowns; always look for the crown.
    — Bon Appétit, 29 Apr. 2022
  • The off-roader is done up in fire engine red and is free of any chrome accents (even the badging is blacked out).
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 14 June 2021
  • The firefighters piled into a fire engine and an ambulance and raced to the scene — and to their doom.
    — Bassem Mroue, Star Tribune, 23 Aug. 2020
  • In the video, the water is above Bachle’s waist and flowing into the cabin of a fire engine.
    — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 29 Sep. 2022
  • If this really is the end of the Netflix era, Stranger Things 4 threw the kind of Irish wake that requires a fire engine.
    — Darren Franich, EW.com, 5 July 2022
  • There were no injuries to the driver or passenger of the fire engine.
    — Madeline Ackley, The Arizona Republic, 13 Sep. 2020
  • Ten fire engines and about 70 firefighters were called for flooding in the area.
    — Derrick Bryson Taylor, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2024
  • And, at the time of this writing, the fire engine red model is on sale for almost 40 percent off.
    — Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 13 May 2022
  • Those crews have about 13 fire engines and two ladder trucks, but they're all designed for on-road use.
    — CBS News, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Unger said that when the hail finally let up, a foot of hail was covering his fire engine and roads in the area.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 21 May 2024
  • The coming Type VI fire engine is known as a small brush rig and can go off road with 250 gallons of water.
    — Blake Nelsonstaff Reporter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2022
  • Lieutenant Michelle Whitaker, who drove the fire engine to the scene, remained in the vehicle.
    — Greg Wehner, Fox News, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Available in two lengths (68 and 74 inches), the mat comes in a slew of cute colors, from fire engine red to a pretty slate blue.
    — Courtney Thompson, CNN Underscored, 25 Feb. 2021
  • In 2000, fire engine red hair– which popped brilliantly against her brown skin– was her thing.
    — Essence Beauty Editors, Essence, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The relics up for grabs included corn-on-the-cob, Uncle Sam, fire engine and Santa Claus molds.
    — Emily Wishingrad, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Aug. 2021
  • Thie replica sports a brilliant fire engine red paint job and a racing livery and rides on a set of gold wheels.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2021
  • Moments later, the car was at a stop sign as a fire engine approached with flashing lights.
    — Mike Isaac, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Common enough that one Australian magpie heard the sound of a fire engine and was able to expertly sing the same siren sound back.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 3 Jan. 2020
  • From 8 fire engines, only one is left to put out the rest of the blaze, according to Cal Fire’s latest status updated.
    — Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 30 June 2024
  • Years ago, Baker said, when the city received a call about a patient who was outdoors on a day with extreme heat or cold, a fire engine would be dispatched along with an ambulance.
    — Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2024

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