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They chopped enough firewood to last the winter.
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Fraites used a lot of electric guitar, the firewood piano and strings.
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
The beetle has mostly migrated to new locations by humans accidentally moving it to new locations via firewood and lumber.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Bloomberg reported in December 2024 that Venezuelans were turning to firewood and even their own furniture to cook after an explosion at a propane plant wiped out most of the country’s transmission.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Stack firewood away from the house, not up against it.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
The beetle has mostly migrated to new locations by humans accidentally moving it to new locations via firewood and lumber.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Bloomberg reported in December 2024 that Venezuelans were turning to firewood and even their own furniture to cook after an explosion at a propane plant wiped out most of the country’s transmission.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Stack firewood away from the house, not up against it.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 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 11 Nov. 2025.
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firewood
noun
fire·wood
-ˌwu̇d 
: wood cut for fuel
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