Examples of firewood in a Sentence
They chopped enough firewood to last the winter.
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Through its Elektra Olive Tree Project, the Calilo Group has rescued and replanted more than 500 ancient olive trees on Ios, saving them from being sold as firewood.
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Caitlin Palumbo, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Neither the primary materials of sand and soda ash (sodium carbonate) nor the firewood for the medieval Venetian glassmakers were found in the city’s immediate vicinity.
—Aki Ishida, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
Two of the campgrounds are open year-round, and the facilities have restrooms (with modern rain shower heads), firewood, a dump station, dog waste stations, and a comfort station.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
Setup is quick and completely hassle-free; there’s no need for messy ashes, firewood, or complicated assembly.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Aug. 2025
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Caitlin Palumbo, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Neither the primary materials of sand and soda ash (sodium carbonate) nor the firewood for the medieval Venetian glassmakers were found in the city’s immediate vicinity.
—Aki Ishida, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
Two of the campgrounds are open year-round, and the facilities have restrooms (with modern rain shower heads), firewood, a dump station, dog waste stations, and a comfort station.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
Setup is quick and completely hassle-free; there’s no need for messy ashes, firewood, or complicated assembly.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for firewood
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“Firewood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/firewood. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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firewood
noun
fire·wood
-ˌwu̇d 
: wood cut for fuel
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