How to Use fir in a Sentence

fir

noun
  • Spruce, pine, and fir trees to cut.
    — Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 Nov. 2025
  • The fir trees are laying down their arms.
    — Literary Hub, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The pine, cedar, fir and oak trees are piles of pickup sticks.
    — Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2022
  • The ceilings are tongue-in-groove pine, stained to blend with the fir.
    — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 27 June 2020
  • It’s made from fir wood, with a handsome grain stained in a deep, rich brown.
    — Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Both firs survive drought better than spruce.
    — Kendra Atleework, Longreads, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Rather, workers will remove pine, fir and cedar trees in some places.
    — Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2019
  • These include rooms of yellow pine, white pine, red fir and red cedar.
    — Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 26 Jan. 2025
  • Bend the tree’s needles in half—fresh firs should snap, while fresh pines should bend but not break.
    — Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Dec. 2024
  • That part of the road curved around the fir, cutting so close that the cars drove right over its roots.
    — Ruth Ozeki, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2020
  • Cedar and pine boughs are common enough in many places, but fir boughs make the softest bed.
    — Popular Science, 28 May 2020
  • The acreage is largely given over to fir trees and poison oak.
    — Lizzie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Jan. 2018
  • It was thickly timbered with small firs in the bottom.
    — Chester Chatfield, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Fresh fir holds onto its needles better than most conifers.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Dec. 2025
  • Signs of progress include fir and spruce sprouting this summer along the creek.
    — Tammy Webber and Martha Irvine, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Nov. 2022
  • That number is even higher for teams that lose the firs two games of a series at home.
    — William Guillory, NOLA.com, 16 Apr. 2018
  • The fir beams and white V-match plank ceiling make the main living space feel homey.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2021
  • The ecosystem with trees like spruce, pine, and fir makes up about one-third of all forests on the planet.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN, 1 July 2023
  • There was only the dark trunk of a giant fir that jutted from the slope at the foot of the cliff.
    — Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
  • The fir and sequoia look tall enough so that would give you all sorts of room if pruned 50% or less.
    — oregonlive, 27 Dec. 2020
  • Balsam fir is native to moist woods and prefers well-draining, acidic soil over dense, clay soil.
    — Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 20 Jan. 2026
  • This ecosystem — with trees like spruce, pine, and fir — make up about one-third of all forests on the planet.
    — Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 27 Apr. 2022
  • Walk into the fields to choose among spruces and firs, priced from $25 to $35.
    — courant.com, 22 Nov. 2019
  • The powdered rosin is extracted from the sap of fir trees and is sticky in nature.
    — John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 June 2021
  • To the north, moose, caribou, and black bears pick their way through spruce-fir forest and mossy tundra.
    — Outside Online, 25 July 2022
  • Go the seasonal route with a woody fir-like scent or opt for a sweet peach and peony aroma.
    — Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Go the seasonal route with a woody fir-like scent or opt for a sweet peach and peony aroma.
    — Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
  • The fir gets cut down in young adulthood to be a Christmas tree in a well-to-do house in town.
    — Elaine Blair, The New York Review of Books, 5 Nov. 2020
  • The tall firs and birches stood distinct and quiet, and deep snow overhung the church roofs.
    — Olga Ingurazova, Smithsonian, 29 Sep. 2017
  • Choose to cut down your own Christmas tree, or simply go to look and smell the fresh pine and fir scents.
    — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Nov. 2024

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