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

You have encountered a chimney sweeper, and of course you get some of the soot.

From Phineas Redux by Trollope, Anthony

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 chimney sweeper, the lost child, and even the sick rose are remembered in his verse.

From Halleck's New English Literature by Halleck, Reuben Post

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