Examples of “fired” in a Sentence

adj Dismissed from a job.

• She got fired for showing up late three times in a row.
• Half the sales team was fired after the merger.
• The fired employee collected his things from the desk and handed back his key card.

adj Heated in a kiln or furnace until it hardens permanently, as with pottery.

• The fired clay pots were finally ready to glaze.
• Once the fired bowl had cooled, she painted a blue pattern around the rim.
• Fired pottery is much stronger than clay that has only been left to dry.