two-by-four

Example Sentences

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“I’m building something,” I say, and pick up my first two-by-four.

From Literature

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