Examples of firewood in a Sentence
They chopped enough firewood to last the winter.
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The camp had no sanitation system, no barracks, no clothing allocations, and scant rations distributed uncooked to men without pans or utensils or firewood.
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Drew Gilpin Faust, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
Burn only seasoned hardwood firewood—never trash, cardboard, or treated wood.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2026
The Doyles welcomed diners to Leña (the Spanish word for firewood) in May 2023.
—Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2026
The chains are seeing an increase in milk, eggs, bread, broth, coffee, cereal, chicken, ground beef, soft drinks, bottled water, salty snacks, other nonperishable foods, frozen pizza and firewood.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2026
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Drew Gilpin Faust, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
Burn only seasoned hardwood firewood—never trash, cardboard, or treated wood.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2026
The Doyles welcomed diners to Leña (the Spanish word for firewood) in May 2023.
—Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2026
The chains are seeing an increase in milk, eggs, bread, broth, coffee, cereal, chicken, ground beef, soft drinks, bottled water, salty snacks, other nonperishable foods, frozen pizza and firewood.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2026
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“Firewood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/firewood. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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firewood
noun
fire·wood
-ˌwu̇d 
: wood cut for fuel
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