woodpile

Example Sentences

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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

"Well, Dormie chased the cat into the woodpile," Stone said.

From Salon • May 17, 2021

“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

He sighed with pleasure, almost nestled in the human clot the way a cat nestles into a woodpile.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck