woodwork

Example Sentences

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Many of the old tree sitters — white-haired and brimming with stories of Bari — have come out of the woodwork for the latest battle.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

If yields move higher to compensate investors for underlying risks, it could get buyers to come out of the woodwork.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

The brownstone has fireplaces, and all the woodwork is original.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

They hit the woodwork twice and were right in the game at the very end - when Kai Havertz had that late chance, he really should have scored.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

The walls, dark woodwork to shoulder height, were blue-figured paper above, with a design of tiny blue flowers, wreathed and gathered and delicate.

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson