Examples of firewood in a Sentence
They chopped enough firewood to last the winter.
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Christmas tree and firewood permits will cost $1 per tree or cord.
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Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 6 Dec. 2025
Households may now collect up to 10 cords of firewood and three Christmas trees, with the possibility of higher limits in areas with sufficient resources.
—Associate News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
Fill up early on heating fuels like oil, gas or firewood.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 5 Dec. 2025
The fuel itself can also be costly compared to natural gas or firewood, and the flames are harder to control in terms of size and intensity.
—Angie Hicks, Boston Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
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Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 6 Dec. 2025
Households may now collect up to 10 cords of firewood and three Christmas trees, with the possibility of higher limits in areas with sufficient resources.
—Associate News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
Fill up early on heating fuels like oil, gas or firewood.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 5 Dec. 2025
The fuel itself can also be costly compared to natural gas or firewood, and the flames are harder to control in terms of size and intensity.
—Angie Hicks, Boston Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
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“Firewood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/firewood. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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firewood
noun
fire·wood
-ˌwu̇d 
: wood cut for fuel
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