How to Use driftwood in a Sentence

driftwood

noun
  • Use driftwood or a piece of a thick branch for the pumpkin stem.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Woods take their cue from driftwood—light, bleached and whitewashed.
    — Jennifer Cegielski, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 July 2022
  • The creek bed is more clogged with brush, tule reeds and driftwood than ever.
    — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2021
  • Shop it in charcoal, white, driftwood, light gray, and navy hues.
    — Lauren Taylor, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2024
  • William’s mother lived there in a home made of sod and driftwood hauled from the coast.
    — Tom Kizzia, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Nov. 2021
  • Grab a coffee and find a seat on a driftwood log to watch the action.
    — Molly Allen, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Check out the driftwood sculptures and the live-edge bar that is made from one slab of wood.
    — Patrick Cooley, cleveland.com, 25 July 2017
  • Displays of shells and pieces of driftwood that recall walks on the beach.
    — Krissa Rossbund, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Aug. 2022
  • Inside, driftwood and stones hung from the ceiling, by the dozens.
    — Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Most of the trees have ornaments made of shells, driftwood, even starfish.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024
  • The shores are white sand dotted with shells, driftwood, and the hooves of wild horses.
    — Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
  • This serene blend of neroli flower, white tea, and driftwood fragrances will do the trick.
    — Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 15 Nov. 2022
  • Her parents turned, expecting a seashell or maybe a piece of driftwood.
    — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
  • Standing around a crackling driftwood fire, all of us shared our stories that night.
    — Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life, 22 Dec. 2020
  • The beach was deserted except for seabirds and chunks of driftwood.
    — Ruby Opalka, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2024
  • The river is veiled with mist, and the water foams and whirls with driftwoods after a heavy rain.
    — John Branch Adam Stoltman, New York Times, 14 July 2023
  • There, a path winds among trees dripping with moss to a lagoon where sea birds perch on driftwood in the rolling fog.
    — Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2022
  • The trailer ends with a look, from a distance, at a man floating along on a piece of driftwood.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 1 July 2025
  • Piles of driftwood and debris littered beaches and state parks.
    — Shane Dixon Kavanaugh, OregonLive.com, 19 Jan. 2018
  • The board has hit the rocks and driftwood hard several times and no damage or dents was done to the board.
    — Jayla Andrulonis, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2021
  • These forces have amassed an impressive pile of driftwood along the beach, as tall as a cabin in some spots.
    — Acacia Johnson, National Geographic, 14 Jan. 2020
  • People ran to the beach, carried it on a piece of driftwood like a stretcher, and brought it back to the ocean.
    — Noah Robertson, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Oct. 2022
  • The tsunamis left ocean sands layered in the island's soil, as well as a big driftwood log found half a mile inland.
    — Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News, 1 Aug. 2017
  • Most of the specimens are what could be found washed up on a beach alongside seaweeds and driftwood.
    — Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The lobby has a deep-blue palette enhanced by driftwood and mahogany.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2017
  • Keep off of all driftwood logs, which can easily be tossed around by a wave and could pin you underneath.
    — oregonlive, 14 Dec. 2020
  • Coastal spaces favor salt, driftwood and light citrus.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2026
  • The owl has glass eyes and a mouthpiece made from deer antler, and is perched on a driftwood stump that’s attached to a walnut base.
    — Colin Moore, Outdoor Life, 19 Feb. 2020
  • At low tide, more of the driftwood is exposed and the beach is wider, so that’s when most people prefer to visit.
    — Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2025
  • Seascape Scrapbook Have your child collect shells, driftwood, stones, and sea glass.
    — Nicole Harris, Parents, 16 Nov. 2023

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