woodpile

Example Sentences

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The follow-up continues this kookiness with a madhouse spoof of Hallmark holiday saccharine in which a woodpile becomes a homicidal monster.

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025

He even pulled out the previous owner’s landscaping so he’d have plenty of room for his woodpile, Hargrave said.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 17, 2024

“No matter what the homeowner does in terms of vegetation management on the property, embers can blow over and ignite that woodpile next to the house.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2019

The recurring poetic motifs include a tall woodpile, based on the one in which Joan and Charlie perch as children to imagine their future, that is recycled too industriously.

From New York Times • Jan. 28, 2019

Omakayas asked him, fearful, watching how he sweated and labored at the woodpile.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich