metal wood
Americannoun
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Since then, residents in the area say the lot has deteriorated into a junkyard filled with trash — including scraps of metal, wood and broken outdoor furniture.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
Scraps of metal, wood and plastic fencing were scattered about, and the weather-tattered press box in the infield had paint chips falling off.
From Washington Times ● May 19, 2023
“There was just metal, wood, debris, everywhere,” Eachus said.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 6, 2021
“It’s like a watercolor, so peaceful and pure,” said Bishop, who relied on a palette of stone, metal, wood and lots of black paint to turn the relic into a posh escape.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 7, 2016
The word tablets in this passage means perfume boxes, curiously inlaid, made of metal, wood, and ivory.
From The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants by Piesse, George William Septimus
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