How to Use hearth in a Sentence

hearth

noun
  • They swept the ashes from the hearth.
  • Her uneasy smile was as warm as their hearth.
    — Lauren Ashley Bishop, Variety, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Food 250 years ago was cooked in hearths.
    — Ava Berger, NPR, 28 June 2026
  • The heart of the workspace is a fiery pile of coal burned in a hearth.
    — Josh Baugh, ExpressNews.com, 17 June 2019
  • The kitchen was a simple room with two open hearths.
    — Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The villain trips and falls and hits his head on the stone hearth.
    — Elizabeth Angell, Town & Country, 30 Oct. 2017
  • Like many of the mains, desserts also make their way through the hearth.
    — Megha McSwain, Chron, 23 May 2022
  • Jeff built a slim rack next to the hearth to keep firewood in easy reach.
    — Sarah Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Nov. 2021
  • This hinted at their use over open hearths for cooking.
    — Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 10 Aug. 2025
  • They were given a place by the hearth and bowls of butter tea.
    — Ailsa Ross, Longreads, 9 Aug. 2019
  • Keep it safe in the modern era with a mini log for your hearth.
    — Nena Farrell, Sunset Magazine, 8 Dec. 2023
  • The balcony tables are warmed by wood fires in an open stone hearth.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2022
  • Judy says the kids also re-enact their death scene on the hearth.
    — NOLA.com, 30 Oct. 2017
  • The hearth is built with a cast iron box, which elevates the wood logs.
    — Andrew Watman, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
  • The kitchen is the heart of many homes, the true living room, and the stove, its hearth.
    — Karen Heller, Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2023
  • Gather ’round the hearth and let the games, goofs, and gags begin!
    — The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Whole fish, prawns, jerk chicken and beef ribs will be cooked over live fire on the open hearth.
    — Michael Russell, oregonlive, 9 Nov. 2021
  • Beneath me, one by one, logs are added to a nest of kindling in the hearth.
    — Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Kennedy stood while his children sat and listened, one of them perched on the hearth.
    — Ryan D'agostino, Town & Country, 19 Oct. 2020
  • Dining here is quite a sight to behold with a live-fire hearth and an open kitchen.
    — Kayleigh Ruller, Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2025
  • The chef cooks a mix of meats over an open hearth on a deck overlooking city and sea.
    — Karen Loftus, Vogue, 10 July 2017
  • Add caulking around the fireplace hearth.
    — Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Daily life goes from al fresco to al forno, and evenings are spent in front of the hearth.
    — Nicole Trilivas, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2021
  • Around back are a small kitchen, a full bath, and a keeping room with an enormous stone hearth.
    — Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com, 22 June 2018
  • Bits of hearth, home and creature comforts to take edge off the touring life.
    — Vance Muse, Houston Chronicle, 14 June 2019
  • Wings are cooked on a hearth, which is completely exposed to the rest of the space.
    — Axios, 9 Sep. 2024
  • Her cooking hearth at the camp — three stones and ash — was cold, with no sign of a recent fire.
    — ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The log portion of the home has a stone hearth that was once used for cooking and heating.
    — Lauren Beale, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022
  • The dining hall serves up some of the best food in the region, centered on a huge hearth.
    — Alec Scott, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2021
  • Part of the old bar will be used as a chef's table, where diners can watch cooks at work at the hearth.
    — Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2021

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