Examples of firewood in a Sentence
They chopped enough firewood to last the winter.
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Termites will always search for new sources of damp wood, so aside from chemical treatment, the best way to prevent an infestation is to avoid leaks and reduce moisture in your home, as well as avoid damp wood outside, like rotting stumps and firewood piles.
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Dan Simms, USA Today, 12 May 2026
Do not store firewood near untreated wooden structures.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 5 May 2026
But with incomes below $3 a day, many can no longer afford pricier LPG cylinders and are reverting to stoves that burn firewood, or returning to villages where wood is easier to find.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Store firewood piles away from your home, and plant shrubs at least 12 inches from your foundation.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2026
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Dan Simms, USA Today, 12 May 2026
Do not store firewood near untreated wooden structures.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 5 May 2026
But with incomes below $3 a day, many can no longer afford pricier LPG cylinders and are reverting to stoves that burn firewood, or returning to villages where wood is easier to find.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Store firewood piles away from your home, and plant shrubs at least 12 inches from your foundation.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for firewood
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“Firewood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/firewood. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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firewood
noun
fire·wood
-ˌwu̇d 
: wood cut for fuel
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