cedar

Example Sentences

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He said he was trying to block Edison’s crew from burying a large transformer between two towering deodar cedar trees.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

A canopy of Jeffrey pine, red fir and incense cedar shaded the trail.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2025

These 4,600-year-old funerary boats, made of cedar and acacia, were intended to transport the king into the afterlife.

From Barron's • Nov. 4, 2025

The room smelled strongly of cedar, which came from an oval soaking tub at the center of the bathroom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 25, 2025

Smell of them cedar shavings is nice, too, or maybe it’s the smell from Mr. Woodwell’s corncob pipe.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick