How to Use fiberboard in a Sentence

fiberboard

noun
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  • Capistrán’s bricks are about 4 feet long and 2 feet wide and made of fiberboard, wood and paint.
    — Makeda Easter, latimes.com, 18 June 2019
  • Now, his house has layers of drywall and fiberboard siding over the wood.
    — Rachel Swan, SFChronicle.com, 25 Oct. 2020
  • The entire desk is made of particleboard and fiberboard and is durable enough to last for years.
    — Rachel Dube, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 July 2023
  • For the look of wood at a lower price, check out frames with a fiberboard (reclaimed wood) core wrapped in a faux wood finish or veneer.
    — Laura Daily, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Atop each plinth, Corkery positions a biomorphic fiberboard cutout, squirmy in the mode of Hans Arp.
    — Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 19 June 2019
  • The medium firm foam seats sit on a frame constructed of fiberboards, plywood, and solid wood.
    — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Keep in Mind: This table is made of medium-density fiberboard, which isn’t as durable as wood.
    — Andrea Wurzburger, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Suzanne had a psychotic breakdown that left her screaming and ripping the fiberboard tiles from the ceiling.
    — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 19 June 2017
  • After the iPhone rolls off the assembly line, it is placed in a sleek white fiberboard box, wrapped and put on a wooden pallet, and then wheeled out to waiting trucks.
    — David Barboza, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2017
  • Cut out the cat silhouettes on medium-density fiberboard and spray paint them black.
    — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2023
  • The island, painted Nicole’s favorite shade of green, pops against the crisp white cabinetry and fiberboard paneling on the room’s perimeter.
    — Marni Elyse Katz, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2019
  • Made of pine wood and fiberboard, this dresser has a fairly solid construction.
    — Jennifer Carmichael, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Jan. 2023
  • The raised panels are medium-density fiberboard with a paint-grade finish.
    — Carolyn Weber, ELLE Decor, 5 July 2012
  • It is designed using soft velvet and fiberboard as a display for bracelets, watches, and necklaces.
    — Chris Hachey, BGR, 15 Apr. 2021
  • It’s made of a medium-density fiberboard that the company claims can withstand wear and tear better than wood and sits on a metal frame.
    — Melissa Lee, USA TODAY, 22 May 2021
  • Keep in Mind: The fiberboard is easily chipped, especially at the corners.
    — Kate McGregor, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Mar. 2023
  • In June 2019, workers in Piraeus found five tons of captagon, worth hundreds of millions of dollars, inside sheets of fiberboard on their way to China.
    — New York Times, 5 Dec. 2021
  • Similar adhesives are used in engineered wood products such as the medium-density fiberboard used to build the frames of the booths.
    — Anne Quito, Quartz at Work, 22 Nov. 2019
  • However, sawing through the planks creates a lot of super-fine dust because the core of the flooring is made from medium-density fiberboard (MDF).
    — Joesph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 8 Dec. 2019
  • Founded in Germany in 1897 by a British ex-pat, the brand’s lightweight vulcanized fiberboard was a technical breakthrough.
    — Kareem Rashed, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2021
  • When the elevator opened, my hand would reach down, feeling for the button’s square contours, finding only fiberboard.
    — Sophie Madeline Dess, The New Republic, 24 June 2020
  • The building facade would be updated from stucco to brick and fiberboard, the parking lot reduced in size and one of the driveway accesses from Ogden Avenue closed.
    — Bill Bird, Naperville Sun, 8 June 2017
  • In this colorful kitchen, the countertops are made of water-resistant MDF (a very affordable type of fiberboard) and then powder coated in a cobalt blue.
    — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 25 May 2023
  • These pieces are made of medium-density fiberboard, which may not be as sturdy as some other materials.
    — Jennifer Carmichael, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Using jigsaws, band saws and a scroll saw, carpenters then cut those shapes from plywood, medium-density fiberboard and Masonite.
    — Peter Libbey, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2021
  • The drawers are made of medium-density fiberboard and covered in laminate paper, giving the appearance of wood without the cost or the weight of a wooden coffee table.
    — Andrea Wurzburger, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Dec. 2022
  • The home’s exterior makes a strong modern impression, clad in large sheets of concrete fiberboard, with aluminum between the panels to accentuate the joints.
    — Kim Palmer, Star Tribune, 4 Dec. 2020
  • Unlike wood or fiberboard picture frames, metal frames are not as likely to warp when encountering moisture.
    — Kate McGregor, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Material plays a part in weight capacity—for example, steel or wood often hold more than fiberboard or glass.
    — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Purchase an inexpensive fuzzy rug at a home store; using a staple gun, attach it to a section of medium-density fiberboard.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2023

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