chimney
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Heidegger’s noble guests cavorted as milkmaids, chimney sweeps, gypsies, “Indian kings” and even a “nude” Adam wearing a body stocking and fig leaves.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Zusha grew up on a dirt road in upstate New York and has worked as a stonemason and a chimney sweep.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
No one was asking the first lady to do funny voices or make clippety-cloppity reindeer-hoof noises or pantomime Santa getting stuck in the chimney.
From Salon • Dec. 11, 2025
Only one small piece of the house remained: a brick fireplace with its chimney, situated near windows with bird’s-eye views of the Pacific Ocean below.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025
When I carried the groceries back and left them on the porch, there was smoke coming from the chimney, and the milk, eggs, and vegetables were gone.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
Vocabulary lists containing chimney
Joy To The Word: Christmas Terms
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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