butcher block
Example Sentences
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The couple also chose to preserve the funky kitchen island — a walnut dresser with drawers; they freshened it up with a new butcher block countertop to match the others.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2024
Blanchard says that Earthwise “can’t hang on to things like Jetson stoves and colored bath sets. We also have seen our butcher block counters flying off the shelves lately.”
From Seattle Times • Nov. 17, 2023
An oversized butcher block that he had coaxed from a local grocer was the room’s centerpiece.
From Washington Post • Nov. 22, 2022
The adults sat around the table or leaned against the butcher block island, laughing with their mouths full; the kids ran in and out of the room playing games.
From Salon • Dec. 24, 2021
The knife slides into the butcher block with a whisper.
From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
