firewood

Example Sentences

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Despite the ongoing dangers he and his wife are trying their best to create a festive atmosphere, gathering firewood to bake cakes on their stove.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

The enduring image is of a woman in a dirt-floored palm-leaf hut cooking with firewood.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

He decorates the monastery’s clock in exchange for firewood.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day