chimney
Example Sentences
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Zusha grew up on a dirt road in upstate New York and has worked as a stonemason and a chimney sweep.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Once you create a chimney that stands alone, “it always signals that absence.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026
In Shropshire, firefighters trudged through half a mile of snow in the dark to deal with a chimney fire.
From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026
For many Americans, Van Dyke will always be Rob Petrie, tumbling over ottomans on “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” or Bert the chimney sweep, dancing across London rooftops in “Mary Poppins.”
From Salon • Dec. 13, 2025
The roof slopes down on one side to a brick chimney, and that is where I kneel, at the eaves, where the rafters meet the floor.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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