wood stove

Example Sentences

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A wood stove heated our home, and we had kerosene lanterns at the ready in case of a power outage.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

"It had a wood stove and no running water and a tin roof, rusted. It was a funky little shack."

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Abu Breij’s wife, who gave her name as Umm Muhammad, 38, was baking bread on a wood stove.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2023

Rebecca Miller salvaged the modest furnishings from the studio, including a daybed, a pot-belly wood stove and an old metal office chair that her father, a jack-of-all-trades, insisted on fixing rather than replacing.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 2, 2023

Although the night was very hot, there was a small fire in the round-bellied wood stove.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers