timber

Example Sentences

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The budget would shift the agency’s focus toward domestic timber production and wildfire risk mitigation and response, and away from more recent turns toward conservation and recreation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

However the timber itself showed signs of degradation within several years of the tower opening to the public.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

Water and moisture then became trapped within, rotting the timber, and the damage was so substantial that planned repairs were scrapped due to the cost.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

"During the war, Khartoum state has lost 60 percent of its green cover," Hamed said, describing how century-old trees "were cut down with electric saws" for commercial timber and charcoal production.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

People all around us were fleeing to America: we heard tales of oranges the size of baking potatoes; fields of grain waving under sunny skies; clean, dry timber houses with indoor plumbing and electricity.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline