chimney sweeper
Example Sentences
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If you burn wood, you probably know to have a certified chimney sweeper clean the chimney and inspect the fireplace annually.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 17, 2021
As often as the chimney is swept, the chimney sweeper removes this temporary wall or stone, which is very easily done, and when he has finished his work, he again puts it in its place.
From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849
A little chimney sweeper, with puffed cheeks, all black with soot, and clad in tatters, held out his hand to beg for the man's last pence.
From The Magic Skin by Marriage, Ellen
The throat of the chimney being reduced to four inches, it will be necessary to make a provision for the passage of a chimney sweeper.
From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849
A clergyman meeting a chimney sweeper, asked whence he came?
