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
A chimney sweeper, called Colley, was the most active of the crew.
From Witch Stories by Linton, E. Lynn (Elizabeth Lynn)
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
You have encountered a chimney sweeper, and of course you get some of the soot.
From Phineas Redux by Trollope, Anthony
