How to Use softwood in a Sentence

softwood

noun
  • Even a huge increase in the cost of softwood lumber hasn’t slowed demand.
    — Dallas News, 26 Aug. 2020
  • Some are light and handy, perfect for quick fastening of a few pieces of softwood trim or craft projects.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 19 Oct. 2020
  • The plant would use a mix of softwood and scrap sourced from mills within a 75-mile radius.
    — William Thornton | [email protected], al, 12 Oct. 2019
  • The plant would use a mix of softwood and scrap from mills sourced from within a 75-mile radius.
    — William Thornton | [email protected], al, 3 Dec. 2019
  • These smaller machines are best for softwood, smaller stumps.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2026
  • For a larger harvest for drying, cut softwood stems that are up to 8 inches long.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 2 Mar. 2026
  • For a larger harvest for drying, cut softwood stems that are up to 8 inches long.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 June 2026
  • Instead, the pair talked about softwood lumber, steel, aluminum and aerospace.
    — Josh Wingrove, Bloomberg.com, 29 May 2017
  • All are softwood species, similar to the pine boards sold at home centers and lumberyards.
    — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 26 Dec. 2020
  • Select a green, softwood stem and bend it so that at least the top 4 inches touch the soil beneath the hydrangea.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 27 May 2026
  • The animals are hand-carved from copal, a fragrant softwood native to the area.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Hardwood and softwood tree trunks snapped approximately two-thirds of the way up.
    — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026
  • Hardwood cuttings should be taken in late fall or early winter, and in the summer for softwood.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2026
  • The best time of year to propagate hydrangeas is in the spring when new, softwood stems are actively growing.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 27 May 2026
  • Person said a tariff war with Canada over softwood lumber has been a factor.
    — Stephen Singer, courant.com, 21 June 2021
  • Much of this travel is done along transition zones between hardwood and softwood green growth areas.
    — Hal Blood, Outdoor Life, 10 Nov. 2020
  • The best, softest toilet paper comes from softwood trees like pine and spruce, which Canada has plenty of.
    — Dan Nosowitz, Vox, 17 July 2019
  • Hardwoods are stronger, more rigid and, not surprisingly, harder than softwoods.
    — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2019
  • Today, the state still produces the most softwood lumber in the United States.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
  • What does that mean for your DIY projects, which most likely involve softwood products?
    — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 27 July 2021
  • Many major brands and builders have relied on solid western red cedar, but the softwood market has faced pressure in recent years.
    — Christopher Kiggins, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • This has produced a surge in home construction—and with it, a need for Canadian softwood lumber.
    — Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2021
  • It becomes fully grown after about seven years, has the tensile strength of steel, and absorbs and stores more carbon than softwood trees.
    — Hannah Selinger, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Take 3- to 6-inch softwood stem cuttings in summer and remove lower needles.
    — Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Users are obsessed with the lightweight-but-lasting hold and the decadent, sweet vanilla scent enhanced with florals and softwoods.
    — Alexis Gaskin, ELLE, 12 June 2023
  • The floor, tongue-and-groove softwood, had never been stained, except by rain, which had leached through the boards, turning the fir underfoot a buttery brown.
    — Wes Enzinna, Harper's magazine, 19 Nov. 2019
  • Over the years, the two nations have grappled with trade disputes over products including softwood lumber and aircraft.
    — Joel Baglole, Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2018
  • The housing industry, meanwhile, is grappling with tariffs on softwood lumber imposed last year that could boost home prices this year.
    — David Harrison, WSJ, 4 Mar. 2018
  • Trump also hit Canada with a new tariff of as much as 24 percent on softwood lumber imports.
    — Susan Ferriss, NBC News, 31 May 2017
  • There have also been shortages of construction labor and softwood lumber, which have slowed the pace of home building in general.
    — Jeff Andrews, Curbed, 10 Sep. 2018

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