How to Use softwood in a Sentence

softwood

noun

• The plant would use a mix of softwood and scrap sourced from mills within a 75-mile radius.
  — William Thornton | [e-mail], al, 12 Oct. 2019
• The plant would use a mix of softwood and scrap from mills sourced from within a 75-mile radius.
  — William Thornton | [e-mail], al, 3 Dec. 2019
• Even a huge increase in the cost of softwood lumber hasn’t slowed demand.
  — Dallas News, 26 Aug. 2020
• Some are light and handy, perfect for quick fastening of a few pieces of softwood trim or craft projects.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 30 Oct. 2019
• Most standard deck stains are meant for softwood decking.
  — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 7 June 2020
• What does that mean for your DIY projects, which most likely involve softwood products?
  — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 27 July 2021
• 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
• The best, softest toilet paper comes from softwood trees like pine and spruce, which Canada has plenty of.
  — Dan Nosowitz, Vox, 17 July 2019
• All are softwood species, similar to the pine boards sold at home centers and lumberyards.
  — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 26 Dec. 2020
• Instead, the pair talked about softwood lumber, steel, aluminum and aerospace.
  — Josh Wingrove, Bloomberg.com, 29 May 2017
• Users are obsessed with the lightweight-but-lasting hold and the decadent, sweet vanilla scent enhanced with florals and softwoods.
  — Alexis Gaskin, ELLE, 12 June 2023
• This has produced a surge in home construction—and with it, a need for Canadian softwood lumber.
  — Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2021
• This simple setup uses a scrap piece of plywood with a small retaining rim, made out of 1/2 x 1/2–inch softwood, for each stone.
  — Roy Berendson, Popular Mechanics, 22 Aug. 2018
• To remove the burr, use a leather strop, one of rubberized cork or softwood with a polishing compound on its surface.
  — Josh Donald, Popular Mechanics, 17 Nov. 2017
• It becomes fully grown after about seven years, has the tensile strength of steel, and absorbs and stores more carbon than softwood trees.
  — Hannah Selinger, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2023
• Most of the trees Franklin spotted that day were higher-elevation softwood species that — due to their thin bark — can easily be killed by a fire’s heat.
  — Hal Bernton, The Seattle Times, 4 Sep. 2018
• Person said a tariff war with Canada over softwood lumber has been a factor.
  — Stephen Singer, courant.com, 21 June 2021
• Ross Stock has known since last spring that his softwood lumber mill in Toledo would be subject to Oregon’s new, $1 billion business tax.
  — oregonlive, 19 Feb. 2020
• Trump also hit Canada with a new tariff of as much as 24 percent on softwood lumber imports.
  — Susan Ferriss, NBC News, 31 May 2017
• The United States and Canada, for example, have squabbled for decades over softwood lumber.
  — Paul Wiseman and Christopher Rugaber, USA TODAY, 9 July 2018
• The panels were mass produced using a glue spreader the young Autzen and the mill's superintendent conceived that allowed plys of softwood to bond.
  — Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, 13 June 2018
• Much of this travel is done along transition zones between hardwood and softwood green growth areas.
  — Hal Blood, Outdoor Life, 10 Nov. 2020
• Freeland was asked about a separate trade spat with the U.S. over Canadian exports of softwood lumber.
  — Josh Wingrove, Bloomberg.com, 31 Jan. 2018
• If using softwood, such as pine or cedar, consider cutting the parts slightly thicker and wider to give the bed frame the necessary strength and rigidity.
  — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 24 Mar. 2021
• Over the years, the two nations have grappled with trade disputes over products including softwood lumber and aircraft.
  — Joel Baglole, Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2018
• Shortages of lumber have been a common complaint among homebuilders thanks to a years-long trade dispute with Canada over softwood lumber.
  — Jeff Andrews, Curbed, 29 Nov. 2018
• Warm up your bedroom One popular application for the bedroom is to accent the wall the bed is against with a softwood – natural or stained – such as cedar, pine or fir.
  — Issaquah Cedar and Lumber, The Seattle Times, 14 Sep. 2017
• There have also been shortages of construction labor and softwood lumber, which have slowed the pace of home building in general.
  — Jeff Andrews, Curbed, 10 Sep. 2018
• The cost of softwood lumber, which is often used for framing, is now at a record, up over 83% from this time last year, according to CoStar Advisory Services.
  — Peter Grant, WSJ, 25 May 2021
• The housing industry, meanwhile, is grappling with tariffs on softwood lumber imposed last year that could boost home prices this year.
  — David Harrison, WSJ, 4 Mar. 2018

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