hardwood

Example Sentences

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The home’s many design details include wide-plank hardwood floors and large windows that flood the place with sunshine.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

Early in the process, Quezon, a historian and grandson of a former Philippine president, learned to his dismay that the local hardwood and water-resistant species used to build the galleons had long been wiped out.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

In one agonizing moment, Boston’s hopes of repeating as champions crumbled on the hardwood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

The description notes that the home comes equipped with “top-of-the-line finishes and fixtures,” as well as hardwood floors and “walls of glass.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

My eyes fall in defeat to the scuffed hardwood floor.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer