How to Use chimney in a Sentence

chimney

noun

• One year the hydraulic lift slipped down the hill and either knocked down a neighbor’s chimney or crashed through the roof.
  — Ryan Kost, SFChronicle.com, 10 Dec. 2020
• Researchers also found a document about a property made of logs, brick and wood, with a chimney.
  — Tatyana Turner, baltimoresun.com, 21 Nov. 2020
• The three-story chimney is all that remains of the main house, rising almost obscenely from the rubble.
  — Emma Silvers, SFChronicle.com, 8 Nov. 2020
• Santa himself coming down the chimney with an email every 30 seconds.
  — Raven Smith, Vogue, 25 Nov. 2020
• While gifts under the tree are great, arguably the most delightful part of the day are the smaller gifts that can be found in the depths of your chimney stockings.
  — Malia Griggs, SELF, 12 Dec. 2020
• Speirs led a pitch into an ice chimney, shoving his body through an opening of solid water-ice to one side, and softer snow ice on the other.
  — Corbin Reiff, Outside Online, 22 Oct. 2024
• On the other hand, temperatures in the north will be perfect for firing up the chimney and enjoying some pumpkin pie.
  — Salma Reyes, The Arizona Republic, 27 Nov. 2020
• Slated for demolition are fireplaces, balustrades, roofs, staircases, a chimney and a dormer roof window.
  — Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, 5 Dec. 2020
• The chimney, roof and porch had to be rebuilt, D Magazine reported, but the walls and mantel are still the original.
  — Alyssa Fernandez, Dallas News, 2 Dec. 2020
• Many of us will be seeing our family through a screen instead of in person, and Santa will have to drop his gifts down the chimney in order to stay a safe distance away.
  — Carla Sosenko, Popular Science, 12 Nov. 2020
• Rather than collecting emissions from a power plant or refinery’s chimney, these experimental machines would pull the gas from the air.
  — Bloomberg Wire, Dallas News, 8 Dec. 2020
• The magic of Christmas is what makes reindeer fly, and how Santa squeezes down the chimney of every child in the world with his bottomless sack full of presents.
  — Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2020
• That being said, chimney cleaning is another task that should be handled by a professional who specializes in that area and has the right tools and knowledge to do it safely and effectively.
  — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2024
• There isn’t a shot of a [camp] chimney, there isn’t a shot of the prison wall.
  — Gregory Ellwood, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2023
• There’s no chimney, so the smoke is trapped and the heat will last for hours.
  — Lisa Lucas, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2024
• Woodsmoke rose from the chimneys, adding to the acid earthiness of the misty air.
  — Jane Ferguson, The New Yorker, 22 June 2023
• In the center was a stove, with the chimney rising through the roof.
  — Kate Eshelby, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2024
• If the prep work of gas grills puts you off, a chimney starter will change your mind.
  — Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 16 June 2023
• Pour out the chimney into the grill when the coals are covered in gray ash.
  — Jacob Livesay, USA TODAY, 1 July 2022
• Builders can flip the bed to wake Mirabel up, spin the chimney to change the weather, and twist the shutters.
  — Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2024
• If your home has a fireplace, cap or screen the top of the chimney to keep out pests.
  — Laura Mazade, The Enquirer, 5 Oct. 2021
• The whole thing, save for the chimney and one piece of art, a prayer wheel, had been reduced to ash.
  — Gideon Mendel, Environment, 30 Dec. 2020
• The one who sings, wears the hats of other men, and smokes like a chimney is turning on the charm.
  — Lincee Ray, EW.com, 9 Nov. 2022
• Santa might not be able to take the easy route down the chimney, but the hike to the front door will be worth the end view.
  — Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 18 Aug. 2023
• The grill doesn’t need a full chimney of charcoal thanks to its small size.
  — Camryn Rabideau, Peoplemag, 7 June 2023
• The couple built the 5-foot by 6-foot oven that stands about 7 feet, plus chimney.
  — Marc Bona, cleveland, 27 Apr. 2021
• It was baked in a wood oven tucked into the chimney of the ancient house.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 6 Apr. 2021
• Make sure the chimney flue is open and that the vent has been swept at least once during the last year.
  — Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, 28 Jan. 2022
• Homes were burned down to their skeletons and brick chimneys.
  — Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
• All of those parts, plus the chimney sections, pack inside the stove for transportation.
  — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 26 Dec 2024