How to Use yellow pine in a Sentence

yellow pine

noun
  • Break down the yellow pine board into three 12 ⅜-inch-long pieces using a miter saw.
    — Popular Science, 25 Jan. 2020
  • In this case, Ron discovered the same wide-plank yellow pine that's upstairs.
    — Elle Decor Staff, ELLE Decor, 5 July 2012
  • Flooring throughout is either poured concrete or long-leaf yellow pine.
    — Janice O'Leary, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2021
  • The loblolly is among several species of southern yellow pine.
    — Josh Snyder, Arkansas Online, 30 May 2023
  • The most popular wooden fences are made of cedar, redwood or treated yellow pine.
    — Merle Henkenius, Popular Mechanics, 23 Oct. 2020
  • The spur ridges that formed the canyon walls were more open, with big yellow pines and occasional meadows of dry yellow grass.
    — Chester Chatfield, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Deltec uses hefty southern yellow pine as timber, the extra-sturdy pieces sawn from the heart of these trees.
    — Chris Baraniuk, WIRED, 9 July 2024
  • It’s made from southern yellow pine and then hand-painted or stained before getting a protective seal.
    — Bridget Degnan, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2021
  • Beams left exposed across ceilings and the treads of a floating staircase are yellow pine pulled from a warehouse in Brooklyn that had been torn down.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Samples of wood recovered from Target 5 are white oak and southern yellow pine from the Gulf coast.
    — National Geographic, 22 May 2019
  • Baltimore is the northernmost city where valuable old-growth yellow pine can be salvaged, for example.
    — Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Pieces of live oak, cedar, and yellow pine are among the building blocks, as are leftovers from the Mayflower II restoration.
    — Brian MacQuarrie, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2019
  • Southern yellow pine is another contender when pressure-treated.
    — Sarah Baird, House Beautiful, 14 Sep. 2020
  • Baltimore is a brick city but this pair (there were once a row of eight) of oak and yellow pine structures, with cypress shingles, beat the odds of fire and development.
    — Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 16 Sep. 2023
  • The Green House windows, made of Southern yellow pine, were already in pretty good shape, Yapp notes.
    — Sean Clancy, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Rex Lumber owns sawmills in six states, employing about 360 workers who harvest lumber from yellow pine.
    — William Thornton | [email protected], al, 5 July 2023
  • Southern yellow pine, which is sawed into lumber and pulped into paper and particle board, is one of the region’s top agricultural products.
    — Ryan Dezember, WSJ, 27 Oct. 2018
  • The yellow pine was more ambiguous, dating to 1810 in the southeastern United States.
    — Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2022
  • The forest contains around 40 commercial species of trees, and as many non-commercial species of trees and shrubs including hardwoods such as oaks and hickories and white and yellow pine.
    — The Courier-Journal, 28 Sep. 2022
  • State lockdowns in the spring caused sawmills across the nation to close, leaving California redwoods and Southern yellow pine uncut and reducing lumber on the market.
    — Lance Lambert, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2020
  • Records also noted that the schooner was built of southern yellow pine planking over white oak frames and was outfitted with a 13-foot-long centerboard that could be raised or lowered as needed to access shallow harbors.
    — National Geographic, 22 May 2019
  • The hotel has brought the surrounding natural elements into its design, using stone façades and natural wood elements like a century-old southern yellow pine tree, now reclaimed as the reception desk.
    — Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2022
  • Our experts appreciate the durability of this set, which is made with dense southern yellow pine and treated with Sherwin Williams water-repellent stain, adding extra protection from rot and insects.
    — Alissa Schulman, Good Housekeeping, 15 Feb. 2023

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