How to Use redwood in a Sentence

redwood

noun
  • The street ends in a cul-de-sac by redwood trees.
    — Alison Weinflash, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2026
  • See what our founder plants in the shadow of her redwoods.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 29 May 2026
  • Cedar or redwood is preferred; no need to paint or stain the box.
    — Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 June 2020
  • Start your journey in the north, where the redwoods reign supreme.
    — Amplified Content Studio, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
  • But here’s one of us smiling in front of redwood trees, one at the beach.
    — Summer Block, Longreads, 23 Aug. 2019
  • The space is so tight that the trunk of one redwood passes through the tree house.
    — Amy Gamerman, WSJ, 3 May 2018
  • If her left leg was a slender maple, her right was a giant redwood.
    — Anna Reisman, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2012
  • Seals lounge on the sand and stands of redwoods tower behind them.
    — Melina Mara, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Whether the road will be widened or redwoods will be cut down is yet to be determined.
    — Author: Hailey Branson-Potts, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Nov. 2019
  • Lignin is found in every land plant, from the tallest redwood to the shortest shrub.
    — Dino Grandoni, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Ashes, oak leaves and twigs from burning fir and redwood trees rained down from the smoky sky.
    — Ian James, The Arizona Republic, 29 Aug. 2020
  • There [are] wildflowers there, old-growth redwood trees, and oak trees.
    — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026
  • The neat redwood cottages were well maintained.
    — Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Life is folded in and among the redwoods, below and within and about them.
    — Discover Magazine, 6 Jan. 2024
  • Two protesters spend ten months living in the canopy of a redwood wider than a house.
    — Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 11 May 2018
  • Redwoods The sheer size of redwoods make jaws drop, and for good reason.
    — Mary Forgione, latimes.com, 26 Apr. 2017
  • Everyone will be dying to ride a redwood log ride.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
  • In last week's clip, Chief was enjoying his day at home among the redwood trees.
    — William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The most affordable wood fences, like pine, don't last as long as more durable species like teak, redwood, or cedar.
    — Taylor Augustin, House Beautiful, 22 Aug. 2023
  • To create the perch, attach an 18-inch two-by-two pine or redwood block.
    — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 6 July 2026
  • The park’s signature redwoods, among the tallest trees in the world, were largely spared.
    — Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Feb. 2026
  • At the bridge site, teams of workers watched over drills the size of redwood trees, which rammed steel piles into the seafloor.
    — Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 29 May 2017
  • Even in death, a redwood supports the remaining trees.
    — Greg Sullivan, AFAR Media, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The tallest trees in the world, redwoods have grown in the region for at least 20 million years.
    — Eric Noll, ABC News, 4 July 2026
  • The new bartop features wood from an 800-year-old redwood tree.
    — Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com, 28 Jan. 2020
  • There were pictures of the kids hugging a redwood and playing Twister on the beach.
    — Lauren Smiley, Glamour, 6 Sep. 2018
  • Workers lived in the town’s redwood cottages and paid rent to their employer.
    — Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
  • In one bedroom, the balcony faces the river, while in the other, views are of redwood trees.
    — Angela Serratore, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2020
  • Some of the outbuildings were built from scratch — drawing down the stockpile of redwood.
    — Andrea Galyean, azcentral, 15 Mar. 2018
  • Get ready to recharge among towering redwoods or beneath a starry sky.
    — Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Dec. 2025

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