How to Use firebox in a Sentence

firebox

noun
  • To clean the firebox, put down a tarp and remove any fire logs and ash.
    Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 20 Jan. 2023
  • The stove required a firebox to remain fired up all the time.
    WSJ, 30 Oct. 2018
  • Once the firebox is clean, rinse it out with a garden hose.
    Timothy Dahl, Popular Mechanics, 27 July 2023
  • Once the firebox is clean, rinse it out with a garden hose.
    Joe Lindsey, Popular Mechanics, 23 Apr. 2021
  • The pasta is set in embers in a firebox next to the grill, adding an overlay of smoke to the entree.
    Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2021
  • Aside from the wall of windows in the two-story living room, the focal point in the living room is the steel firebox.
    Birmingham Magazine, AL.com, 17 Apr. 2018
  • What was a short and stumpy gas fireplace, little more than a firebox, got lost in the large bedroom.
    Richard A. Marini, ExpressNews.com, 30 Oct. 2020
  • With the grill grates and flavorizer bars are removed, the inside of the firebox is exposed and ready to be cleaned.
    Joe Lindsey, Popular Mechanics, 23 Apr. 2021
  • The firebox is raised to table height and covered with copper doors.
    Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 25 May 2018
  • The long firebox ensures the entire seating area is wrapped in warmth even after the sun goes down.
    Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Feb. 2023
  • To the left is a 210-square-foot living room that has shelving and a fireplace with a carved-wood mantel and a red-brick firebox.
    John Ellement, Boston.com Real Estate, 25 Sep. 2019
  • The fireplace has a brick firebox and a mantel that matches that exposed beam.
    John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2023
  • Some are scrawled on things as small as firebox, while others fill building walls.
    BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2021
  • Nannette Brown painted the brick firebox black to create depth and to modernize the space.
    Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 6 Oct. 2022
  • The fireplace in the living room was crumbling, to that got a refresh with marble subway tile and a new gas firebox.
    Richard A. Marini, ExpressNews.com, 19 Aug. 2019
  • Dress up any hearth with a screen fitted exactly to your firebox.
    The Editors, Outdoor Life, 13 Sep. 2019
  • Antique-look tiles above the firebox reinforce the space's Mediterranean style.
    Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Heat is managed, as with most charcoal smokers, by adjusting vents by the fire, in the firebox, and in the top of the vertical chamber.
    Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 7 Mar. 2023
  • The vent-free firebox is designed to be recessed into any wall, fireplace or can serve as a free-standing stove.
    Camryn Rabideau, Popular Mechanics, 13 Dec. 2022
  • The result was a fresh and modern firebox, perfectly suited to her style.
    Jerica Pender, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2023
  • It's designed with a multipanel firebox to help prevent cracks, as well as an air-lift hinge lid topped with a vent.
    Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 13 May 2022
  • They're powered by pellets made of compressed wood that sit in a hopper and get pushed into a firebox to create heat.
    Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping, 20 May 2022
  • As for that grill—a steel and brick firebox built into the wooden framing that supported the patio’s roof—Skenes was well aware of the danger that might pose.
    Daniel Duane, Outside Online, 5 Apr. 2021
  • Moore’s theatrical eye can also be seen in one of the guest bedrooms, which has a fireplace with glossy pink tile surrounding the firebox.
    Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Feb. 2022
  • These have a large, horizontal grilling and smoking chamber and a separate firebox set off to the side.
    John Sass, Field & Stream, 27 Sep. 2023
  • After scraping away excess creosote, Mueller checks the firebox for cracks or gaps between bricks.
    Eddie Morales, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2020
  • The firebox has seven separate levels of coal dust that can be ignited at once.
    Eric Lipton, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2020
  • Stainless steel pans sit on top of an arch, or firebox, and Roleau uses a hard-wood fire to evaporate the remaining water, thicken the sap and caramelize the sugar.
    Thomas Farragher, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Mar. 2018
  • Its robust firebox can hold up to 30 pounds of wood, features an oversized ceramic glass window, and will fit logs up to 22 inches long.
    Alex Rennie, Popular Mechanics, 18 Nov. 2022
  • The firebox controls are made to activate the fire blasts with the sound system as a giant percussion instrument.
    Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Apr. 2023

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