furnace

Example Sentences

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The typical house is well past the age when the roof needs repairs and the furnace needs replacing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Unlike a gas furnace, which burns fuel to create heat, a heat pump compresses and expands a refrigerant, like a refrigerator in reverse.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

Jindal Steel’s Ebitda-per-metric-ton fall on quarter is also likely to be steeper than JSW’s and Tata’s, as Jindal incurred start-up costs for its new blast furnace, he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

Space Forge have sent a microwave-sized factory into orbit, and have demonstrated that its furnace can be switched on and reach temperatures of around 1,000C.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025

Whole squad got more heat than a furnace.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas