How to Use plywood in a Sentence

plywood

noun
  • The floors of the shed were concrete, and the walls were plywood.
    Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The simplest way to do this is to clamp a spare 2x4 along the length of the plywood.
    Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Aug. 2022
  • But on Friday plywood closed off the doors of the church.
    Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 31 July 2024
  • Measure and cut a piece of plywood to fit over the base frame.
    Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2023
  • There was a hole in the side of the building covered by a piece of plywood.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Once secure, place a bead of glue along the top edges of the frame and set the plywood surface on top.
    Hannah Bruneman, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • First, rip the 8-foot-long piece of plywood to 14 inches wide.
    Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 5 Jan. 2023
  • The plywood was then sent to a glass company and cut to the exact shape.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 6 Dec. 2022
  • What was once the showroom is now stripped down to nails, plywood and beams.
    Karim Doumar, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2023
  • What was once the showroom was now stripped down to nails, plywood and beams.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2023
  • The plywood sculpture starts on the floor and climbs up the staircase, following the angles of the home.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2022
  • This tree is a sketch on plywood by Tanya of Dans Le Lakehouse.
    Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Two children from across the street rode their bikes to the house and took some plywood, English said.
    Bill Rankin, ajc, 11 Nov. 2021
  • Here, two pieces of plywood and a short length of 2 x 4 get screwed together and clamped to a handtruck.
    Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 6 Feb. 2023
  • The sturdy plywood frame will hold up to consistent use—just be sure to keep it out of the rain.
    Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The main job of a circular saw is to cut large pieces of lumber and plywood.
    Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping, 22 Apr. 2022
  • Workers walked on sheets of plywood spread over joists.
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 10 Sep. 2022
  • Brackett planned to build a makeshift dam out of plywood and sandbags to put at the front of Rintaro.
    Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Jan. 2023
  • The fire appears to have started at one of the dwellings, made with plywood and plastic sheets, Shin said.
    Min Joo Kim, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Jonathan Gitlin Being able to carry 8x4 sheets of plywood is a must.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 12 May 2022
  • The female stepped inside the trap and pressed a broad paw on a rectangle of plywood.
    Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Apr. 2022
  • Cover the plywood with a tree skirt or wrap it like a present for a festive disguise.
    Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Dec. 2021
  • One in a body bag, another in a cardboard box, and the other in a plywood box.
    Daniel Alarcón, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2022
  • When the settlement turned out to be more like a harem — and the harem’s shelter a roofless plywood box — Zahra fled.
    Jennifer Reese, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2022
  • Strips of plywood and red oak add interest to the ceiling.
    Amanda Sims Clifford, House Beautiful, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Sheets of plywood, no insulation, a huge pile of dirt on the other side of a wall.
    Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Photos of the truck showed migrants in a tight space behind plywood with two small fans.
    Paul Best, Fox News, 12 Nov. 2021
  • The towel warmer must be installed on wall studs or with a plywood backer.
    Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2022
  • The fiberboard and birch plywood showed no wear and tear, even with a 5-year-old slamming the doors out of excitement.
    Katrina Cossey, Parents, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Just as grass can be killed by leaving a piece of plywood or a dark tarp on it, poison ivy can be smothered and killed.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2024

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