Fireplace in example sentence

Mr. Winkle jumped out of bed, wondering very much what could possibly be the matter, and hastily putting on his stockings and slippers, folded his dressing-gown round him, lighted a flat candle from the rush-light that was burning in the fireplace, and hurried downstairs.

More example sentences with word fireplace

Back in the late 19th century, the only source of heat in most homes was a big fireplace in the kitchen that was used for cooking and heating.

This particular one came in out of the forest to lick this boy and curled up around the fireplace to go to sleep.

Stephen Colbert: I've got my eye on a wildly popular program from Norway called "National Firewood Night," which consisted of mostly people in parkas chatting and chopping in the woods, and then eight hours of a fire burning in a fireplace.

We truly do all understand it, and we have this global digital fireplace, don't we, but I want to share you with the world, because you are also a tribe.

All example sentences