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Recent Examples of wooden As Perez talked about his favorite Batman movie on a recent weekday, a young employee in a pair of black Converse sneakers climbed one of the wooden shelves holding collectibles to get comic books for a customer. Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025 For safety reasons, the number of visitors who can enter the monastery’s 40 halls at any one time is restricted to 80, and wooden pillars were added to keep the whole structure stable. Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025 Before fire hydrants became common, firefighters often had to dig into the ground to reach wooden water mains to get water into their hoses. Mitch Smith, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025 Meanwhile, the wooden bleachers inside the antiquated stadium were covered by 84,059 seat cushions with an Apple logo, a marketing decision that Steve Jobs personally approved when approached by an NFL executive. Mark Purdy, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for wooden 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wooden
Adjective
  • The scene in the bedroom was way more uncomfortable.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Feb. 2025
  • But a new exhibit lays out an uncomfortable truth for the storied museum: Some of its collection was looted and sold on the illicit antiquities market with the help of a Colorado art scholar.
    Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Relentless, hi-def gore is The Monkey’s greatest achievement, but all the blood-spatter in the world couldn’t redeem its clumsy plotting, frat-boy humor, and feigned memento mori.
    Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Game to game, characters like the speedy Pete Wheeler or clumsy Angela Delvecchio were true to their traits across each release.
    Jake Lang, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Seeing Riley gain so much notoriety and money made some people uneasy.
    Doc Louallen, ABC News, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Turow doesn’t think of his characters as people, exactly, but keeps their continuing stories tucked inside his imagination and felt a little uneasy, leaving Rusty hanging like that.
    Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • But Denver would have been awkward for Fangio, returning only one year after getting fired.
    Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2025
  • There were a couple of awkward moments, including one over breakfast at the training ground.
    Stuart James, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Homes in the Lake Tahoe area tend toward log cabins with rustic flair or modern mountain extravaganzas.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2025
  • The huge central chandelier remains overhead, but the decor has gone from rustic to elegant and the drink menu eschews beer — there are only four available — for craft cocktails, wine, champagne.
    Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025

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“Wooden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wooden. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.

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