How to Use pinewood in a Sentence

pinewood

noun
  • These are made of pinewood and each one can hold up to 75 pounds.
    — Will Porter, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024
  • My son was in cub scouts and had a pinewood derby (miniature wood car racing event).
    — John Benson, cleveland, 21 Apr. 2021
  • Hanging from the vaulted, pinewood ceiling are two mountain bikes and a road bike.
    — Sean Clancy, arkansasonline.com, 25 Oct. 2024
  • The building’s front is bisected by a floor-to-ceiling pinewood door.
    — Suleman Anaya, New York Times, 3 May 2024
  • This sturdy piece of decor is handmade from pinewood with a warm walnut wood stain that gives it a vintage look.
    — Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2020
  • The whole thing was laid out on a slab of pinewood accompanied by a small cast-iron skillet filled with crispy fries.
    — Jason Diamond, Bon Appetit, 6 June 2018
  • In 1963 Inman’s dad took him to his first pinewood derby event.
    — Andrew Zaleski, Popular Science, 3 June 2020
  • The pinewood flooring is believed to be made from colonial ships and was once blacked by whale oil to repel moisture.
    — Carlos R. Muñoz, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Feb. 2023
  • An island made of reclaimed pinewood from a bowling alley houses a sleek metal sink and hosts casual meals.
    — Diane M. Fiske, Philly.com, 21 May 2017
  • Crew member Don Cowley painted the pinewood, which once hung above the venue’s beer garden and patio.
    — Nora McGreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Jan. 2022
  • Available in traditional rainbow colors and a pastel version, this pinewood lamp makes an adorable gift.
    — Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 25 Oct. 2023
  • In the pinewood villages that ring Lugu Lake, the jewel of the Mosuo heartland, girls are preferred over boys.
    — Jason Motlagh, Marie Claire, 18 Jan. 2018
  • The current version comes with stylish touches like light pinewood interiors and custom lighting and seating.
    — Liz Stinson, Curbed, 17 May 2018
  • Each dresser and changer are made of New Zealand pinewood and available in five different colors.
    — Jamie Spain, Good Housekeeping, 13 Sep. 2022
  • The unique storage of these jugs gives the wine a distinct pinewood aroma, according to Lonely Planet.
    — Avery Matera, SELF, 19 July 2017
  • At 6,000 square feet, the mansion features classic furnishings and pinewood flooring.
    — Hunter Boyce, ajc, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Register and donate $10 for pinewood derby kit to participate.
    — Luann Gibbs, Cincinnati.com, 14 June 2018
  • Placing the wooden carrots into the holes in the pinewood base helps with shape recognition, sorting skills, hand-eye coordination, motor skills, and more.
    — Maya Polton, Parents, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Mondrago Natural Park’s terrain includes pinewood forests, olive and pistachio groves, and beaches.
    — Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 13 Nov. 2025
  • Mondrago Natural Park’s terrain includes pinewood forests, olive and pistachio groves, and beaches.
    — Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2025
  • The hut’s five pinewood rooms are simple and unfussy, and its restaurant offers traditional South Tyrolean fare to overnight guests and visiting hikers alike.
    — Gina Rich, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Herbivore impacts, primarily from deer, were determined as high or greater in 63% of Caledonian pinewood.
    — Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Its modern-meets-minimalist interior includes plenty of pinewood and oakwood, mirroring the scene out of the massive picture windows.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2024
  • Inches to the left of that, three parallel claw marks were scraped into the beige paint, just above where Zach's Cub Scout pinewood derby trophies were displayed and his Nerf guns were stored.
    — Marc Lester, Alaska Dispatch News, 30 June 2017
  • This contemporary platform bed features a solid pinewood frame covered in textured upholstery, a padded headboard, and natural wooden legs that provide contrast to the upholstered bed frame.
    — Erica Reagle, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Halfway between them was a shack made of pinewood and tar paper, where foremen presided by day and watchmen by night, protecting bricks, lumber, reinforcing rods, nails, wood screws, and double-point staples from thieves who would come to take them.
    — John McPhee, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2022
  • The pack’s Cubmaster Michael Ray of Winnetka said the pinewood derby educates across generations.
    — Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Gatto often visits the Glen Affric ancient pinewoods in the Scotish highlands, alone to lose himself in its intricate, chaotic, timeless beauty.
    — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Few cyclists use the velodrome's Siberian pinewood floor to train and Brazil didn't field a single competitor for Tokyo, despite promises the facility would be an incubator.
    — David Biller and Mauricio Savarese, Star Tribune, 13 July 2021
  • Perhaps his affinity for the great outdoors—splitting pinewood offered a catharsis that endured—came from his father, a research scientist for the Department of Agriculture.
    — Barry Blitt, airmail.news, 18 Jan. 2025

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