firewood
Example Sentences
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He now helps his mother gather firewood from collapsed houses, pulling loose planks from the debris to sell.
From BBC
Their uncle said that the pair had been gathering firewood for their disabled father when they were killed.
From BBC
It reaches faraway areas by hitching a ride on firewood.
From Los Angeles Times
It is crossed daily by villagers, as their families have done for generations, for collecting firewood or smalltime trading.
From Barron's
Derderian said she expects an uptick in potentially dangerous warming bonfires, noting that “in the past, we’ve seen people that will throw firewood into a washing machine drum.”
From Los Angeles Times
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