How to Use redwood in a Sentence

redwood

noun
  • The space is so tight that the trunk of one redwood passes through the tree house.
    Amy Gamerman, WSJ, 3 May 2018
  • There is the grove of redwoods, full of 100-year-old giants.
    Ryan Kost, SFChronicle.com, 19 Mar. 2020
  • But here’s one of us smiling in front of redwood trees, one at the beach.
    Summer Block, Longreads, 23 Aug. 2019
  • Get to Hoyt Arboretum for a short hike to the view from the redwood deck and take a breath.
    Sarah Rubin, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 July 2019
  • The most common types of decking are pine and cedar, and on the West Coast, even redwood.
    Emma Bazilian, House Beautiful, 15 June 2023
  • In the morning, take a hike through the redwoods at Humboldt State Park.
    Ben Abramson, USA TODAY, 29 May 2018
  • Cedar or redwood is preferred; no need to paint or stain the box.
    Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 June 2020
  • Lignin is found in every land plant, from the tallest redwood to the shortest shrub.
    Dino Grandoni, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Second-growth trees, and some third-growth, make up 95 percent of the redwood acreage across the state.
    Peter Fimrite, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Apr. 2018
  • There were pictures of the kids hugging a redwood and playing Twister on the beach.
    Lauren Smiley, Glamour, 6 Sep. 2018
  • Seals lounge on the sand and stands of redwoods tower behind them.
    Melina Mara, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
  • At the very top of centuries-old redwoods and sequoias.
    Petra Cahill, NBC News, 29 July 2019
  • The tree is a coastal redwood (or Sequoia sempervirens) and costs $10 for the thrill ride.
    Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2022
  • The 3-ish-mile loop, on the west side of the highway, switchbacks through redwoods and tops out with views of the Pacific.
    Gregory Thomas, SFChronicle.com, 6 Sep. 2019
  • Life is folded in and among the redwoods, below and within and about them.
    Discover Magazine, 6 Jan. 2024
  • You’ll be immersed in a large tract of coastal redwood forest on this 5.6-mile out-and-back.
    Jonathan Olivier, Outside Online, 10 Oct. 2022
  • In one bedroom, the balcony faces the river, while in the other, views are of redwood trees.
    Angela Serratore, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2020
  • Whether the road will be widened or redwoods will be cut down is yet to be determined.
    Author: Hailey Branson-Potts, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Nov. 2019
  • The 2019 Pluribus seems to evoke the flavors and smells of the mountainous redwood forest where its grapes grew.
    Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Apr. 2022
  • Ashes, oak leaves and twigs from burning fir and redwood trees rained down from the smoky sky.
    Ian James, The Arizona Republic, 29 Aug. 2020
  • These 1,833 acres are home to a forest of coastal redwoods, wildlife-rich grasslands, and rare bird life.
    Carey Jones, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Rent the secluded Creekside Camp No. 3, sleep among redwoods, and head two miles down to the coast to whale-watch.
    Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 22 June 2018
  • Two protesters spend ten months living in the canopy of a redwood wider than a house.
    Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 11 May 2018
  • The best trees are long-living trees: The basic ones are oak, maple, redwood and douglas firs.
    Candace Braun Davison, House Beautiful, 24 Sep. 2019
  • The outdoor wedding featured a backdrop of the redwoods and the coastline.
    Emily J. Shiffer, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Steel or acrylic resin, redwood or ebony, matte or shiny.
    Tara Bahrampour, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Stairs from one of the two dressing rooms lead to the tower with redwood ceiling joists and a Douglas fir floor.
    Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, 19 Feb. 2018
  • The new bartop features wood from an 800-year-old redwood tree.
    Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com, 28 Jan. 2020
  • The school has over 8,000 students who are drawn to the redwood forests and beautiful beaches.
    New York Times, 9 May 2018
  • Douglas filled redwood planters with lettuces, rainbow chard, and herbs, but didn't stop there.
    Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2024

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