How to Use woodwork in a Sentence

woodwork

noun
  • The kick hit the woodwork.
  • We painted the walls white and the woodwork red.
  • There could be even more that come out of the woodwork over the course of the season.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 11 May 2022
  • Cons Some may not like the all-white floors, walls and woodwork.
    Alicia Napierkowski, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2023
  • That’s when the Strangers crawl out of the woodwork to play their patented cat-and-mouse game.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
  • All of the woodwork on the main level was painted white.
    Chris Hewitt, Star Tribune, 11 Sep. 2020
  • And all of these people are going to crawl out of the woodwork again.
    Margy Rochlin, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2021
  • For the unversed, the builder’s woodwork is some of the most beautiful in the yachting world.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2022
  • The woodwork again proved Salpointe Catholic’s best friend in the penalty shootout.
    Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 22 Feb. 2022
  • Chris: away well, and employers have come out of the woodwork yes.
    Leila Atassi, cleveland, 30 June 2022
  • If there's a problem, critics come out of the woodwork.
    Namita Dhallan, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2021
  • Watching them all come out of the woodwork to support the football team.
    Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Nov. 2020
  • Lucky for Barcelona fans, Los Blancos hit the woodwork five times throughout the match.
    Sasha Richie, Dallas News, 30 July 2023
  • The couple chose a white palette for most walls and woodwork to give the house a light, airy feeling.
    Sarah Egge, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2021
  • Friends from Rolling Hills High would poke their heads out of the woodwork, and Auberlen would buy them all tickets.
    Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2021
  • The space will have a cigar bar vibe and feature dark woodwork, Campbell said.
    Megan Becka, cleveland, 30 Mar. 2022
  • Kendrick called him a colonizer and haters have come out of the woodwork to bring him down.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 12 June 2024
  • Don't be surprised if people seem to come out of the woodwork to respond.
    Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 16 Nov. 2021
  • The previous mood of the house was determined by the dark, heavy woodwork.
    Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 13 Dec. 2021
  • His shot rattled the woodwork, and De Bruyne was on hand to control neatly and score with a low shot.
    Paul Gittings, CNN, 3 Jan. 2021
  • Maybe some of those crackpots have come out of the woodwork to bash this series on ratings sites.
    Andy Meek, BGR, 17 June 2022
  • If something goes in our favor, all these people are gonna come out of the woodworks.
    Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 2 July 2024
  • In such cases, trademark squatters tend to come out of the woodwork.
    James Wagner, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2021
  • Some of the videos people, the comedians that are coming out of the woodworks with some of this stuff.
    Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2023
  • All of the woodwork from the late 1800s was stripped down to its original state and stained to match the color of what the lobby looked like when first built.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2021
  • Rich, deep woodwork surrounds what is now the school's lobby area.
    Jim Riccioli, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2022
  • Since our first story ran, a lot of people who have known Santos have come out of the woodwork.
    Emmett Lindner, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Much of that was stoked by LaBeouf, who came out of the woodwork to contest a two-year-old narrative that he’d been fired from the project.
    Lindsey Bahr, ajc, 5 Sep. 2022
  • The lawmaker said if polling begins to show members slipping in key swing districts with Biden at the top of the ticket, putting the House in jeopardy, more Democrats may come out of the woodwork to urge the president to drop out of the race.
    Mike Lillis, The Hill, 9 July 2024
  • There is a lovely trine overhead between the Moon in your partnership sector and Jupiter in your friendship sector, bringing all sorts out of the woodwork, begging you to come out and play.
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2024

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