firewood

Example Sentences

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Government programmes have rapidly expanded LPG use for cooking in India, replacing kerosene and traditional biomass like firewood and dung.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Warner recommends checking outdoor areas carefully before gardening or reaching into brush or firewood piles.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

When natural gas replaced firewood and coal, for instance, home heating was improved.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Before the fighting, forests supplied roughly 70 percent of Sudan's energy consumption, primarily through charcoal and firewood, according to data from the African Forest Forum.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

“Firewood or no firewood, the important thing is to find a way to make peace before things explode,” Miss Adebayo said.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie