hardwood

Example Sentences

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Elegant design details are found throughout the home, which boasts vaulted ceilings, exposed beams, hardwood flooring, and top-of-the-line materials.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Harden may be one of the greatest players ever to grace the hardwood in the regular season.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 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

Just two years ago, they were among the worst teams ever to set foot on the hardwood, an abject disaster that once lost 28 games in a row.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

The hardwood is shiny, like she mopped before we came.

From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson