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

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

We have a lot of hardwood scraps from our larger tables, and we’re going to use all these cool little pieces.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Inside it there are long hallways with hardwood floors, stained and worn from generations of students in slushy winter boots, but still kept polished.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood