chimney

Example Sentences

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Among the first remnants of the building to be dismantled is a 'floating' chimney stack still attached to the adjoining block, several storeys above ground.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

In Shropshire, firefighters trudged through half a mile of snow in the dark to deal with a chimney fire.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

A pile of bricks from a chimney of a home destroyed in the Palisades fire.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

She alleges Frances blamed her for getting injured while cleaning the home’s chimney and told her to keep working despite it.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

The pixies scooped up the bits of wool around the wheel, laughing their tinkly giggles, and flew up the chimney.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff