How to Use butcher block in a Sentence

butcher block

noun

• There are drill presses, milling machines and big butcher block tables.
  — Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2024
• Then, with the butcher block upside down, screw the apron in place.
  — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 1 May 2021
• Green in one of the units, but the countertops would be butcher block.
  — Curbed, 15 July 2022
• On one side of the kitchen, the cabinetry is blue, and the counters are butcher block.
  — John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Jan. 2023
• Start by making the butcher block top from 1⁄4 X 1⁄2-in.-thick maple.
  — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 1 May 2021
• My own house is about 45 years old and had butcher block counters.
  — James Dulley, Dallas News, 11 Jan. 2020
• Like butcher block, the wood is in the end grain position, meaning that the end of the wood fibers are exposed.
  — Candace Braun Davison, House Beautiful, 8 July 2019
• Ikea butcher block by the range, stained dark to look older, and honed Belgian bluestone by the sink.
  — Christine Pittel, House Beautiful, 1 Apr. 2012
• On one side of the space, the smooth-front cabinets are a rich blue, and the counters are thick slabs of butcher block, as is the open shelving.
  — John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Jan. 2023
• To my left on a butcher block cart, the mise en place for savory rice pudding sits neatly.
  — Eddie Lin, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2023
• The drawers and doors close nicely, and the solid wood frame and butcher block top feel beefier than the price suggests.
  — Matt Jancer, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2023
• Next to the stove is a pull-out butcher block for extra counter space, a mobile cutting board, and shelving.
  — Erin Austen Abbott, Bon Appetit, 14 Aug. 2017
• If my son is sitting at the kitchen island next to a butcher block, does that constitute a weapon?
  — Andrew Mark Miller, Washington Examiner, 12 June 2020
• The big open kitchen has one island of butcher block and another one of granite.
  — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 6 Jan. 2018
• Budget plays a role, as does the style of your home—butcher block looks fabulous in a country kitchen but may not work in a sleek space.
  — Elle Decor Staff, ELLE Decor, 31 Mar. 2010
• Ruthie built benches for the eating area out of leftover butcher block and hairpin legs.
  — Maria V. Charbonneaux, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2022
• There's butcher block by the refrigerator, and soapstone runs the length of the wall under the windows.
  — Christine Pittel, House Beautiful, 1 Sep. 2011
• The kitchen has walls and cabinets of pine, counters of terrazzo and butcher block, a farmhouse sink and a Viking stove.
  — Julie Lasky, New York Times, 6 May 2020
• Her side table was once a butcher block, while the room is filled with old family photos.
  — Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 30 Sep. 2023
• The other side has a bar-sized sink and a large butcher block countertop for preparing food.
  — Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 3 Feb. 2023
• That’s open to a new kitchen with a farmhouse sink, quartz and butcher block counters, and stainless appliances.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 22 Oct. 2021
• In the evening, that space, with its 14-foot butcher block table, becomes a communal dining area.
  — Caitie Kelly Gisela Williams Julekha Dash Catherine Hong Devorah Lev-Tov, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024
• Past the dining room is the butcher block kitchen, which sports a double oven, island with gas cooktop, and a big arched alcove with sink and open shelving.
  — Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com, 18 May 2018
• These premium knives housed in a sleek butcher block are crafted from high-grade stainless steel.
  — Sian Babish, chicagotribune.com, 29 Nov. 2020
• The tabletop is made from solid pine wood and has a butcher block style with visible wood grain and knots for a rustic, antique look.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 2 July 2021
• It's made from durable stainless steel, comes with a base that can hold your prepped ingredients, and can be used with or without a butcher block.
  — Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2023
• The kitchen has butcher block counters and stainless steel appliances.
  — Lia Picard, WSJ, 17 Nov. 2022
• The kitchen has a pass-through to the living area, plus high ceilings, skylights, butcher block counters, and stainless appliances.
  — Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Mar. 2023
• In the kitchen, a petit butcher block island will serve multiple duties as both prep space and dining area.
  — Sunset Magazine, 6 Dec. 2022
• The beeswax will help fill in any small cracks that may have formed where bacteria could get trapped, and the mineral oil will help restore your butcher block’s lustrous looks.
  — Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Jan. 2022

Last Updated: 18 Oct 2024