How to Use firewood in a Sentence

firewood

noun
  • They chopped enough firewood to last the winter.
  • The same goes for stacks of firewood.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The same goes for stacks of firewood.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Move stacked firewood far away from the house.
    — Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 18 May 2026
  • Stack firewood away from the house, not up against it.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Stack firewood away from the house, not up against it.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Stack firewood away from the house, not up against it.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 25 June 2026
  • Stack firewood away from the house, not up against it.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Stack firewood away from the house, not up against it.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Clear wood piles and stack firewood far away from your house.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 May 2026
  • Stack firewood away from your house, not up against your home.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 31 July 2024
  • That is a great trait in firewood, but not for the walls of a home.
    — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 28 May 2022
  • The firewood was stored in an arched nook at the far end of the kitchen counter.
    — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Use high speed for felling or to buck the trunk into firewood lengths.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Rows of white oak and pecan firewood are stacked floor-to-ceiling.
    — Bob Carlton | [email protected], al, 14 July 2022
  • Stacks of wood crates and piles of firewood made for walls within the camp.
    — Vadim Ghirda, ajc, 8 Mar. 2022
  • That zone should be kept clear of debris, firewood, plants or mulch.
    — New York Times, 16 July 2021
  • In the backyard, boys and men chopped down trees to cart away for firewood.
    — Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
  • 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
  • Try a farm stay with firewood heat, tasty country food, and hot spring baths.
    — Selena Takigawa Hoy, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 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
  • The man said the kids threw a piece of firewood at his vehicle.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 8 Jan. 2020
  • The price of the firewood that many people now use to cook has doubled.
    — Matthew Mpoke Bigg, New York Times, 24 May 2024
  • By the side of the road, a woman bent down over bony branches of firewood.
    — Karan Mahajan, The New Republic, 26 Mar. 2018
  • The park does have carts to haul your gear and dollies to transport firewood.
    — Sharyn Alden, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 June 2018
  • Here’s the same load of firewood placed correctly in the tray.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 4 Apr. 2023
  • This firewood rack is available in black and antique brass.
    — Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Store firewood up off the ground and away from the house, says Mengak.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Store firewood and lumber at least 20 feet away from the house.
    — Emily Hayes, Martha Stewart, 5 June 2026
  • Wrap around your firewood and stick one end through the other for a quick grab handle.
    — Craig Caudill, Field & Stream, 1 May 2024

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