How to Use firewood in a Sentence

firewood

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  • They chopped enough firewood to last the winter.
  • That is a great trait in firewood, but not for the walls of a home.
    — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 28 May 2022
  • Keep stacks of firewood at least 20 feet from the house, as mice like to nest in the piles.
    — Beth Kaufman, Good Housekeeping, 23 May 2018
  • Keep stacks of firewood at least 20 feet from the house, as mice like to nest in the piles.
    — Beth Kaufman, Good Housekeeping, 26 May 2017
  • This is all in one long take, at the end of which the man has a neat pile of firewood.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2023
  • The liquor, like the food and firewood piled in the corner, is ferried in on the back of a haul sled.
    — Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Make sure to keep stacks of firewood at least 20 feet from the house, as mice like to nest in the piles.
    — Beth Kaufman, Good Housekeeping, 26 Jan. 2021
  • Store firewood up off the ground and away from the house, says Mengak.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Stacks of wood crates and piles of firewood made for walls within the camp.
    — Vadim Ghirda, ajc, 8 Mar. 2022
  • In the backyard, boys and men chopped down trees to cart away for firewood.
    — Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Store firewood at least 20 feet away from the house and five inches off the ground.
    — Leah Napoliello, Houston Chronicle, 20 May 2018
  • The price of the firewood that many people now use to cook has doubled.
    — Matthew Mpoke Bigg, New York Times, 24 May 2024
  • Here’s the same load of firewood placed correctly in the tray.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 4 Apr. 2023
  • By the side of the road, a woman bent down over bony branches of firewood.
    — Karan Mahajan, The New Republic, 26 Mar. 2018
  • The man said the kids threw a piece of firewood at his vehicle.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 8 Jan. 2020
  • Wood that isn’t punky can be saved for next year’s firewood.
    — Henry Robertson, Popular Mechanics, 19 Apr. 2019
  • There’s free firewood on the Southwest Side that needs to be hauled away.
    — Nick Shepherd, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Jan. 2022
  • Use high speed for felling or to buck the trunk into firewood lengths.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Purchase firewood at the site, cook over an open fire, and spend the day on the James River.
    — Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024
  • The firewood quarantine alone might not be enough to prevent the spread of the ALB.
    — Sheila Vilvens, Cincinnati.com, 19 Mar. 2018
  • Rows of white oak and pecan firewood are stacked floor-to-ceiling.
    — Bob Carlton | [email protected], al, 14 July 2022
  • Stack firewood away from your house, not up against your home.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 31 July 2024
  • The park does have carts to haul your gear and dollies to transport firewood.
    — Sharyn Alden, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 June 2018
  • The trees that once covered the hills have been cut down to make room for shelters, and the roots dug up for firewood.
    — Kristen Gelineau, Fox News, 17 July 2018
  • Well, there’s that view from the window over the sink of our pile of firewood that needs squaring up.
    — Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Logs with spikes that couldn’t be pulled with a crowbar were split and burned for firewood.
    — Author: Roger Kaye, Anchorage Daily News, 22 June 2020
  • Store firewood in a dry place at least 30 feet from your home to avoid a fire hazard.
    — Roxanne Washington, cleveland, 3 Oct. 2019
  • How to use the axes in the cabins to get firewood to cook their food and keep themselves warm.
    — John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Don't forget to keep your firewood in pristine condition using the Mars Explo Rack Cover.
    — Wendy Vazquez, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Nov. 2024
  • Cover firewood piles, especially oak, with clear plastic (not black).
    — Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2025

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