How to Use driftwood in a Sentence
driftwood
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Check out the driftwood sculptures and the live-edge bar that is made from one slab of wood.
— Patrick Cooley, cleveland.com, 25 July 2017 -
William’s mother lived there in a home made of sod and driftwood hauled from the coast.
— Tom Kizzia, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Nov. 2021 -
Inside, driftwood and stones hung from the ceiling, by the dozens.
— Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica, 21 Nov. 2023 -
Displays of shells and pieces of driftwood that recall walks on the beach.
— Krissa Rossbund, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Aug. 2022 -
The creek bed is more clogged with brush, tule reeds and driftwood than ever.
— James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2021 -
People ran to the beach, carried it on a piece of driftwood like a stretcher, and brought it back to the ocean.
— Noah Robertson, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Oct. 2022 -
The board has hit the rocks and driftwood hard several times and no damage or dents was done to the board.
— Jayla Andrulonis, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2021 -
Shop it in charcoal, white, driftwood, light gray, and navy hues.
— Lauren Taylor, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2024 -
The river is veiled with mist, and the water foams and whirls with driftwoods after a heavy rain.
— John Branch Adam Stoltman, New York Times, 14 July 2023 -
The surge carried parts of piers out to sea and dumped huge amounts of driftwood and other debris across the sand.
— Derek Hawkins, Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2023 -
This serene blend of neroli flower, white tea, and driftwood fragrances will do the trick.
— Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 15 Nov. 2022 -
The bird was resting on a sandy beach filled with seashells and driftwood at the edge of Liberty State Park.
— New York Times, 9 Jan. 2020 -
Woods take their cue from driftwood—light, bleached and whitewashed.
— Jennifer Cegielski, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Mar. 2023 -
Her hair is made entirely of driftwood roots found washed up on the banks of the Snake River.
— From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 16 June 2021 -
There, a path winds among trees dripping with moss to a lagoon where sea birds perch on driftwood in the rolling fog.
— Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2022 -
The Cratchits’ Christmas feast won’t be a small turkey but a seagull and driftwood.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Nov. 2021 -
Display goods that could have been found on a walk along the beach, like seashells, driftwood, sand dollars, starfish, and sea glass ...
— Emerson Latham, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Apr. 2023 -
The owl has glass eyes and a mouthpiece made from deer antler, and is perched on a driftwood stump that’s attached to a walnut base.
— Colin Moore, Outdoor Life, 19 Feb. 2020 -
And Florida contains a hint of orange, a touch of sea mist and a bit of driftwood.
— Lauren Smith, House Beautiful, 22 Sep. 2016 -
The tsunamis left ocean sands layered in the island's soil, as well as a big driftwood log found half a mile inland.
— Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News, 1 Aug. 2017 -
The beach was deserted except for seabirds and chunks of driftwood.
— Ruby Opalka, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2024 -
The jeans in question come in three shades: driftwood, deja vu, and Venus, and the sizes are still pretty well stocked, but that won’t last!
— Kristen Philipkoski, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2022 -
These forces have amassed an impressive pile of driftwood along the beach, as tall as a cabin in some spots.
— Acacia Johnson, National Geographic, 14 Jan. 2020 -
Rockers sit near a nest of chairs made from uncut driftwood.
— Marc Bona, cleveland, 19 Mar. 2019 -
At the end of the film Titanic, Kate Winslet’s character Rose floats on a piece of driftwood, looking up at the stars.
— Adithi Ramakrishnan, Dallas News, 21 Mar. 2023 -
The fan consists of five palm leaf-style blades made to look like weathered driftwood, which add a beachy feel to any room or patio.
— Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2023 -
Seascape Scrapbook Have your child collect shells, driftwood, stones, and sea glass.
— Nicole Harris, Parents, 16 Nov. 2023 -
The object of my affection is the Harbor Room, a popcorn ball of driftwood, sly smirks and sticky beer.
— Chris Erskine, latimes.com, 27 June 2019 -
That, after all, is exactly what happened to me with that fateful piece of driftwood.
— Julia Ries, SELF, 14 Oct. 2024 -
Some of the color choices include blue spruce, driftwood, morning matcha, moonstone grey, and midnight blue.
— Terri Williams, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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