furnace

Example Sentences

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The typical house is well past the age when the roof needs repairs and the furnace needs replacing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

They can do double-duty as both home heaters and AC units and are pretty good at maintaining a constant temperature inside a home without the blast-then-cool-off cycle typical of a furnace.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

What better way to spend it than in the furnace of the Old Firm.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

In a report, RBC’s James McGarragle says the Canadian steelmaker’s shift to electric arc furnace production and improving supply dynamics is setting the stage for a gradual earnings recovery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

The manager of the furnace company—his name was never made public—decided to attend to the matter personally and met Holmes at his building.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson