How to Use chimney in a Sentence

chimney

noun

• 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 design is unique as well, with a chimney for the bees to enter and exit out of.
  — Gear Team, Wired, 14 Jan. 2021
• Santa is ready to don his red suit and come down the chimney, leaving gifts behind.
  — Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2020
• These allow the stove’s chimney to pass through the tent without damaging the fabric.
  — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2024
• If not all the gas is burned, that potential heat energy rises in the chimney and becomes smoke.
  — Reid Forgrave, Star Tribune, 9 Jan. 2021
• Smoke and heat from the furnace had breached the chimney and piping system to enter the home, fire officials said.
  — Christine Mui, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Jan. 2021
• Throughout her winter rest, the bear scratches and shapes a chimney, which allows fresh air in without undue heat loss.
  — Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Dec. 2020
• In a different kind of home invasion, down the chimney to the rescue came Saint Nick.
  — Jason Zweig, WSJ, 25 Dec. 2020
• If the chimney is structurally unsound, cracks also can leak carbon monoxide into the home.
  — Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2024
• In 2017, a man got stuck in a chimney while allegedly trying to break into a business.
  — Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2020
• Suddenly, down the chimney, Santa came with a bound, only to see, waiting for him, a little boy sitting on the floor.
  — Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2020
• Investigators said the fire started in the chimney and spread to a nearby significant pile of wood and kindling.
  — Christine Mui, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Jan. 2021
• Forget the chimney; Christmas gifts in 2020 came flying through the letterbox or were dumped on the doorstep.
  — The Economist, 30 Dec. 2020
• Some residents loved the boxy, concrete building and its towering chimney, but their efforts to preserve the structures were unsuccessful.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Dec. 2020
• The Outdoors Gaps around windows, your front door, and your chimney provide an opportunity for outdoor pollutants to sneak in.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 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 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
• The smoke billowing from the chimneys was added with VFX.
  — Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Dec 2024