How to Use ductwork in a Sentence

ductwork

noun
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  • No need for loud AC units or for all the ductwork that homes used to use to distribute cool air.
    — Chunka Mui, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2021
  • Firefighters opened walls and used saws to cut through the ductwork and reach the flames, the fire department said in a tweet at 1:18 p.m.
    — Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2022
  • There is an indoor play area, but ductwork hangs from the ceiling.
    — Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 24 June 2023
  • Sometimes they are blown in through the ductwork, other times stand-alone machines do the job.
    — Ronda Kaysen, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2016
  • Brick walls, steel-case windows and exposed ductwork are among details of the loft-style space.
    — Neal J. Leitereg, latimes.com, 31 Mar. 2017
  • Check all ductwork for any rips, loose connections and gaps, and repair to seal it tight.
    — Cincinnati.com, 30 June 2017
  • The contractor hauled in a furnace and connected it to the house’s ductwork.
    — Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 23 Apr. 2021
  • Without it, debris could get trapped in the ductwork and even create a fire hazard.
    — Julianne Hilmes Bartlett, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 May 2021
  • Officials also found fire in a ductwork and knocked it down, Sanders said.
    — Alejandro Serrano, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Apr. 2018
  • This includes doorways and stairwells, of course, and the ductwork, vents, and outlets and switches.
    — Jennifer Adams, Philly.com, 14 Feb. 2018
  • For one thing, some of the machines shown in the video were not visibly connected to any pipes, vents or ductwork.
    — Author: Joby Warrick, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Dec. 2017
  • Though all the heating, lighting and ductwork had to be replaced, it is left exposed along the ceiling.
    — Patrick O'Donnell, cleveland.com, 23 Sep. 2017
  • This is a fast and efficient way to warm a home, but the ductwork requires space between walls and under floors.
    — Timothy Dahl, Popular Mechanics, 22 Jan. 2018
  • The other part of the air conditioner, which absorbed that heat in the first place, was somewhere inside your home, at the heart of all the ductwork.
    — Kevin Dupzyk, Popular Mechanics, 5 June 2017
  • There is no labor involved to run ductwork throughout a home.
    — Timothy Dahl, Popular Mechanics, 13 June 2017
  • This may one day allow for walls to be printed with conduit or ductwork already in place.
    — James Rose, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The plastic sheeting that was put over the oven to contain debris from cleaning the ductwork caused enough gas to build up inside the contained area.
    — Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2023
  • The vibe here is friendly and open — much like the visible ductwork, which is the stuff of old-school Bushwick cafeterias, not new-school Bed Stuy lofts.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 31 Oct. 2019
  • Check your ductwork in the attic or crawl space and make sure there are no cracks or slightly disconnected pipes.
    — Moneytips.com, cleveland, 18 Jan. 2020
  • The fire started in the ductwork and damaged the walls of the 129-year-old building, but firefighters said no injuries were reported.
    — Sabrina Schnur, BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2019
  • Their unit had its original oak floors, concrete block and brick walls and exposed ductwork.
    — Kim Palmer, Star Tribune, 1 Aug. 2020
  • The interior seats about 80 at tables and at the bar; that space, with its open-ductwork ceiling, can get noisy when crowded.
    — Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 11 July 2019
  • Exposed pipes and ductwork run along the ceiling, while plush booths and bentwood chairs add nostalgia.
    — Phil Vettel, chicagotribune.com, 20 Feb. 2018
  • In addition to the units in rooms throughout the Capitol, virus killers have been placed in the air conditioning and heating ductwork, too.
    — Dave Lieber, Dallas News, 5 Feb. 2021
  • For larger homes with more extensive ductwork, the cost of cleaning and maintenance can go up to $1,000.
    — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Jan. 2023
  • The division of labor is as such: Dandelion will drill the holes in the ground, and Aztech will inspect the home and install the outdoor pipes to the home’s existing ductwork.
    — Megan Geuss, Ars Technica, 7 Sep. 2017
  • In new construction, there is savings in not having to install ductwork or gas lines.
    — Tim Fitzpatrick, The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 May 2022
  • The boxed-in ductwork that had made the hallway feel tight was removed; all the HVAC was replaced with energy-efficient systems.
    — Nancy Schoeffler, courant.com, 19 Jan. 2018
  • Its floor-to-floor heights were too low, Neilson said, to accommodate the ample ductwork and tubing the new building requires.
    — Blair Kamin, chicagotribune.com, 13 June 2019
  • Glass and resin sheaths, like vertebrae or segments of bowel, travel up the walls or across the floor, mimicking a building’s ductwork.
    — Dallas News, 24 Mar. 2022

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