Sentence examples for wooden from inspiring English sources

In the auditorium at the far side of the park, in a high-ceilinged room with wooden floors and long black curtains, a small audience settles in to listen to a series of international musicians taking part in an experimental gig.

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Occasionally, someone will stick their head around the huge wooden door of the church of St Peter and St Paul in Great Casterton and, on spotting the vicar, express surprise.

The Zodiacs took them to an old wooden fishing boat, perhaps 30 metres long.

Critics may worry that she is too tribally Labour and that her media performances are too wooden at a time when politicians are under pressure to show a bit more personality, reach out to a broader audience and show a willingness to say what they really think.

The wooden cottages have an almost alpine feel – with a bit of Caribbean gingerbread trim – and facilities include a laundry and a pool.

Sure, there might be some benefits in learning to stop your brain whirring 24 hours a day, but to do that while sitting on a hard wooden floor for 10 hours a day while nursing a painful shoulder is probably not advisable.

Shops get in on the act too, and I'm indebted to @andrea_wulf for this one: Fussbodenschleifmaschinenverleih, I'm reliably informed, is the place to turn to if you need your wooden floors sanded down.

They held AK-47s and wooden clubs that had been cut fresh from the trees.

Stir gently with a wooden spoon, letting the mixture heat through, but stay just short of coming to a boil.

I don't think anyone would argue that it's probably better for little Johnny or Jane if their parents would rather whittle wooden figurines with them than pop them in front of Frozen or Angry Birds on the iPad.