How to Use fir in a Sentence

fir

noun

• The farm offers blue spruces and at least six different firs.
  — Akira Kyles, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 6 Dec. 2019
• Walk into the fields to choose among spruces and firs, priced from $25 to $35.
  — courant.com, 22 Nov. 2019
• The front door greenery is a cluster of pine and fir branches, white rhododendrons, scarlet field berries and red leaved bamboo.
  — oregonlive, 18 Dec. 2019
• Most people think the prime time for picking out a holiday fir is once the Thanksgiving dinner is cleared.
  — Charisse Jones, USA TODAY, 19 Nov. 2019
• There isn't just one type of Christmas tree; there are balsams and pines and firs and the like, and every region has its own preference.
  — Aj Willingham, CNN, 2 Dec. 2019
• Natives such as Douglas-fir or bigleaf maple are fast growing and likely more tolerant of the stresses that hurt the cedar.
  — oregonlive, 22 Nov. 2019
• According to O’Connor, the more budget-minded shopper might want to opt for pine instead of fir.
  — Laura Daily, Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2019
• The floor, tongue-and-groove softwood, had never been stained, except by rain, which had leached through the boards, turning the fir underfoot a buttery brown.
  — Wes Enzinna, Harper's magazine, 19 Nov. 2019
• And the jury said: Frasier fir beat out Gingerbread, but only slightly.
  — Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com, 28 Nov. 2019
• Only instead of perfume, my rooms capture aromas of pinecones, cinnamon, fir trees and gingerbread.
  — Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com, 28 Nov. 2019
• One of James’ black cocker spaniels came along for the outing but had to walk — the bike that James usually lets his pups ride in was occupied by their fir.
  — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com, 3 Dec. 2019
• Adorned in turn-of-the-century style with wreaths, garlands, greenery and a towering fir tree, the mansion offers a charming and fragrant glimpse into the past.
  — Roger Naylor, azcentral, 22 Nov. 2019
• Slightly asymmetrical trees that mimic fir and spruce are gaining in popularity.
  — Laura Daily, Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2019
• So the fir, the U.S. was the first party to breach the deal.
  — NBC News, 13 Sep. 2023
• The ceilings are tongue-in-groove pine, stained to blend with the fir.
  — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 27 June 2020
• The pine, cedar, fir and oak trees are piles of pickup sticks.
  — Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2022
• Two logging trucks, lined nose-to-tail, moved the huge fir.
  — Matt Benoit, Discover Magazine, 23 Dec. 2022
• That part of the road curved around the fir, cutting so close that the cars drove right over its roots.
  — Ruth Ozeki, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2020
• It’s made from fir wood, with a handsome grain stained in a deep, rich brown.
  — Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 17 Feb. 2023
• The area is covered in Jeffrey pine, sage, and fir trees.
  — Chris Harris, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2022
• The fir gets cut down in young adulthood to be a Christmas tree in a well-to-do house in town.
  — Elaine Blair, The New York Review of Books, 5 Nov. 2020
• The fir and sequoia look tall enough so that would give you all sorts of room if pruned 50% or less.
  — oregonlive, 27 Dec. 2020
• The fir beams and white V-match plank ceiling make the main living space feel homey.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2021
• The ecosystem with trees like spruce, pine, and fir makes up about one-third of all forests on the planet.
  — Alaa Elassar, CNN, 1 July 2023
• If a fir tree is felled too early, the needles fall off.
  — Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2022
• Cedar and pine boughs are common enough in many places, but fir boughs make the softest bed.
  — Popular Science, 28 May 2020
• Mom, put down the axe!), but all will be forgiven by the time that one-of-a-kind fir finds its way home.
  — Chloe Gorman, Country Living, 19 Oct. 2022
• This ecosystem — with trees like spruce, pine, and fir — make up about one-third of all forests on the planet.
  — Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 27 Apr. 2022
• Visitors can find aspen, pine and fir trees in its sky islands.
  — Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2024
• After winding through aspen and fir forests, the trail runs along Cascade Creek, where fly-fishers try to reel in brown, brook, and rainbow trout.
  — Sarah Kuta, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Oct 2024