How to Use flue in a Sentence

flue

noun

• Get heat: Open the flue and build a nice big fire in the prepared fireplace.
  — Debbi Snook, cleveland.com, 11 Apr. 2018
• Even the two large flues on the rooftop where the smoke and flame could have vented out were boarded shut.
  — Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian, 12 June 2018
• 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 damper should operate freely, and the flue should be free of any creosote buildup.
  — John Nugent, Chron, 31 Oct. 2020
• For what seemed like a very long time, Starling stood staring up the flue.
  — Karen Russell, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2021
• Just inside the front door to the left sits one of only three split-flue fireplaces in Old Louisville.
  — Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 24 Nov. 2021
• The flue did exactly what it was supposed to do and contained the fire.
  — Anna Bauman, Detroit Free Press, 16 July 2019
• But not all of us are lucky enough to live in homes with chimneys and flues—or even standalone homes at all.
  — Kelly Dawson, House Beautiful, 29 Oct. 2019
• If using a fireplace, make sure the chimney flue is open and stay awake while the fire is burning.
  — Dr. Mishal Reja, ABC News, 19 Feb. 2021
• Once in the chimney, Harley's jacket and glasses were pushed from the chimney, through a flue, and into the second floor of the house.
  — Holly Yan, CNN, 14 Jan. 2020
• Windows, outside doors and chimney flues need to be closed tight.
  — Jeastman, oregonlive, 16 June 2023
• If the heater burns gas or oil, the top should not be insulated, as the insulation could block the air that needs to reach the flue.
  — Henry Gifford, Popular Mechanics, 8 Aug. 2018
• Also clean the flues of wood-burning and solid-fuel stoves.
  — oregonlive, 28 May 2020
• Be sure to close the fireplace flue during fire season when the chimney is not being used.
  — Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 31 May 2023
• When firefighters arrived, smoke could be seen from the home’s windows, eaves, and flue.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2021
• Make sure all windows, outside doors and chimney flues are closed tight.
  — Jeastman, oregonlive, 7 June 2023
• Is the Biden agenda disappearing up the flue of Joe Manchin’s chimney?
  — Daniel Henninger, WSJ, 9 June 2021
• Sant said his team’s approach is the only one so far that directly uses the flue gas stream.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023
• The oven, when stoked with lump charcoal and kindling, allows the flames to lick across much of the inside of the top, before the smoke and exhaust gases exit the flue.
  — Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 13 July 2021
• Check the flue before each fire by rolling a lit sheet of newspaper inside your fireplace.
  — Sara Rodrigues, House Beautiful, 20 Apr. 2020
• Without them, rain can go down the flue and deteriorate the mortar joints.
  — Tribune News Service, al, 14 Sep. 2022
• But, chimneys and flue liners are designed to contain and direct smoke.
  — Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 15 Dec. 2022
• Moisture in the wood cools the fire, obviously, resulting in an incomplete burn and more woodsmoke up the flue.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 6 Nov. 2019
• All of the dead collapsed and died after being overcome by smoke while trying to descend down the stairway, which acted as a flue for the heavy smoke.
  — Fox News, 17 Jan. 2022
• That's why most bats enter houses through open chimney flues or attics.
  — Health.com, 8 Sep. 2017
• Make sure there are no paper or other flammables near the fireplace, and always make sure that the flue is open before each use.
  — Don Sorrell, Cincinnati.com, 17 Dec. 2017
• The most common way to do that, said Herzog, is to put the flue gas into contact with a liquid solvent, which pulls the CO2 out in a process called chemical scrubbing.
  — Laura Paddison, CNN, 11 May 2023
• The flue is typically made of square or rectangular sections of clay pipe, called flue tiles.
  — Elle Decor Staff, ELLE Decor, 15 May 2008
• Maher is a comedian and talk-show host who last year famously advised against getting the swine flue shot.
  — Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 25 Nov. 2010
• There, in a 33.5 meter tower, a CO2-rich flue gas mixed with seawater droplets to form the calcium and magnesium carbonates that would be the stuff of cement.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 16 Aug. 2012

Last Updated: 10 Aug 2024