firewood

Example Sentences

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"One of the brothers went off to look for firewood, and in doing so discovered what they believed to be a human skeleton," said Det Supt Bell.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Warner recommends checking outdoor areas carefully before gardening or reaching into brush or firewood piles.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

The enduring image is of a woman in a dirt-floored palm-leaf hut cooking with firewood.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

When natural gas replaced firewood and coal, for instance, home heating was improved.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Each day his hammer rang on bronze until his rock anvil broke, or his tongs bent, or he ran out of firewood.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan