How to Use chimney in a Sentence

chimney

noun
  • My view is framed by rooftops and chimneys.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The top of her chimney was ripped from the house.
    — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Add screens over vents and chimneys.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2025
  • Flames from the fire could be seen from the eaves near the chimney.
    — oregonlive.com, 6 July 2019
  • The route takes climbers around twists and turns, up chimneys and over ledges.
    — Allen Pierleoni, The Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2019
  • There’s no chimney, so the smoke is trapped and the heat will last for hours.
    — Lisa Lucas, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2024
  • The stockings hung on the chimney with care.
    — Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2025
  • We were surprised by a chimney about three miles down the trail.
    — Matt Wyatt, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Dec. 2021
  • If the prep work of gas grills puts you off, a chimney starter will change your mind.
    — Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 16 June 2023
  • All three of the ship’s masts and its two chimneys are broken.
    — James Rogers, Fox News, 19 July 2018
  • Wood burns inside and smoke fills the room as there's no chimney.
    — Latifah Al-Hazza, Travel + Leisure, 7 May 2022
  • There isn’t a shot of a [camp] chimney, there isn’t a shot of the prison wall.
    — Gregory Ellwood, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Valuable loot has been placed in bird’s nests and chimneys around the map.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The grill doesn’t need a full chimney of charcoal thanks to its small size.
    — Camryn Rabideau, Peoplemag, 7 June 2023
  • Stuck in the chimney, let’s get going.
    — Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Fill top of chimney with 2 quarts of briquettes.
    — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2025
  • If your home has a fireplace, cap or screen the top of the chimney to keep out pests.
    — Laura Mazade, The Enquirer, 5 Oct. 2021
  • If your home has a fireplace, cap or screen the top of the chimney to keep out pests.
    — Emma Stein, Detroit Free Press, 17 Sep. 2021
  • The chimney is the only part of the house still standing tall.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2025
  • It was baked in a wood oven tucked into the chimney of the ancient house.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 6 Apr. 2021
  • At the plot of one home, a brick chimney was the only thing standing.
    — Jeff Ernst, New York Times, 17 May 2025
  • Pour out the chimney into the grill when the coals are covered in gray ash.
    — Jacob Livesay, USA TODAY, 1 July 2022
  • In the center was a stove, with the chimney rising through the roof.
    — Kate Eshelby, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2024
  • If the fireplace is never used, plug and seal the chimney flue.
    — Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 29 Oct. 2025
  • To the west, smoke billows from the chimney of an army-run distillery.
    — By Charlie Campbell/gelephu, Bhutan, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
  • As this goes on, guess who comes down the chimney in another part of the house?
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Ideally, chimneys and vents should be cleaned at least once a year.
    — Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Other debris can still build up in the chimney.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Install chimney caps and cover vents with fine mesh screen.
    — Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Aug. 2025
  • White smoke arising from the chimney of the chapel means a new pope has been elected.
    — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 21 Apr. 2025

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