How to Use ductwork in a Sentence

ductwork

noun

• His first job was to run the ductwork in the attic and cut vent holes in the ceilings.
  — Tik Root, WIRED, 30 Mar. 2024
• Lint clogged in your lint trap or ductwork can cause hot air from your dryer to spark a flame.
  — Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Aug. 2024
• No need for loud AC units or for all the ductwork that homes used to use to distribute cool air.
  — Chunka Mui, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2021
• Firefighters opened walls and used saws to cut through the ductwork and reach the flames, the fire department said in a tweet at 1:18 p.m.
  — Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2022
• There is an indoor play area, but ductwork hangs from the ceiling.
  — Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 24 June 2023
• Sometimes they are blown in through the ductwork, other times stand-alone machines do the job.
  — Ronda Kaysen, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2016
• Brick walls, steel-case windows and exposed ductwork are among details of the loft-style space.
  — Neal J. Leitereg, latimes.com, 31 Mar. 2017
• Check all ductwork for any rips, loose connections and gaps, and repair to seal it tight.
  — Cincinnati.com, 30 June 2017
• The contractor hauled in a furnace and connected it to the house’s ductwork.
  — Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 23 Apr. 2021
• Without it, debris could get trapped in the ductwork and even create a fire hazard.
  — Julianne Hilmes Bartlett, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 May 2021
• Officials also found fire in a ductwork and knocked it down, Sanders said.
  — Alejandro Serrano, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Apr. 2018
• This includes doorways and stairwells, of course, and the ductwork, vents, and outlets and switches.
  — Jennifer Adams, Philly.com, 14 Feb. 2018
• For one thing, some of the machines shown in the video were not visibly connected to any pipes, vents or ductwork.
  — Author: Joby Warrick, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Dec. 2017
• Though all the heating, lighting and ductwork had to be replaced, it is left exposed along the ceiling.
  — Patrick O'Donnell, cleveland.com, 23 Sep. 2017
• This is a fast and efficient way to warm a home, but the ductwork requires space between walls and under floors.
  — Timothy Dahl, Popular Mechanics, 22 Jan. 2018
• The other part of the air conditioner, which absorbed that heat in the first place, was somewhere inside your home, at the heart of all the ductwork.
  — Kevin Dupzyk, Popular Mechanics, 5 June 2017
• There is no labor involved to run ductwork throughout a home.
  — Timothy Dahl, Popular Mechanics, 13 June 2017
• This may one day allow for walls to be printed with conduit or ductwork already in place.
  — James Rose, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2023
• The plastic sheeting that was put over the oven to contain debris from cleaning the ductwork caused enough gas to build up inside the contained area.
  — Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2023
• The vibe here is friendly and open — much like the visible ductwork, which is the stuff of old-school Bushwick cafeterias, not new-school Bed Stuy lofts.
  — Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 31 Oct. 2019
• Check your ductwork in the attic or crawl space and make sure there are no cracks or slightly disconnected pipes.
  — Moneytips.com, cleveland, 18 Jan. 2020
• The fire started in the ductwork and damaged the walls of the 129-year-old building, but firefighters said no injuries were reported.
  — Sabrina Schnur, BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2019
• Their unit had its original oak floors, concrete block and brick walls and exposed ductwork.
  — Kim Palmer, Star Tribune, 1 Aug. 2020
• The interior seats about 80 at tables and at the bar; that space, with its open-ductwork ceiling, can get noisy when crowded.
  — Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 11 July 2019
• Exposed pipes and ductwork run along the ceiling, while plush booths and bentwood chairs add nostalgia.
  — Phil Vettel, chicagotribune.com, 20 Feb. 2018
• In addition to the units in rooms throughout the Capitol, virus killers have been placed in the air conditioning and heating ductwork, too.
  — Dave Lieber, Dallas News, 5 Feb. 2021
• For larger homes with more extensive ductwork, the cost of cleaning and maintenance can go up to $1,000.
  — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Jan. 2023
• The division of labor is as such: Dandelion will drill the holes in the ground, and Aztech will inspect the home and install the outdoor pipes to the home’s existing ductwork.
  — Megan Geuss, Ars Technica, 7 Sep. 2017
• In new construction, there is savings in not having to install ductwork or gas lines.
  — Tim Fitzpatrick, The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 May 2022
• Underneath the dashboards, ductwork and heater core housings have been designed to work with modern HVAC.
  — Aaron Turpen, New Atlas, 14 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 26 Dec 2024