two-by-four
Example Sentences
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The corridor, eight feet tall and 20 feet long, is built from ordinary wall board and exposed two-by-four struts.
From Los Angeles Times
If “Knight of Fortune” is a gentle nudge to the ribs, Misan Harriman’s “The After” is a two-by-four to the gut — and not in a good way.
From New York Times
To craft a bass guitar, Aston took a two-by-four piece of wood and attached it to a square of plywood; down the neck he strung a curtain cord, with a wooden ashtray as the bridge.
From New York Times
“I’m not going to lie. If I see a rock I like, I try and roll it in my car on a two-by-four.”
From Seattle Times
The center I-beam that ran the length of the house was twisted, and the two-by-four plate on top of it was only 7/8-inch thick due to being compressed.
From Seattle Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
