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Examples of space heater in a Sentence
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The only source of heat in the RV was a space heater.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 2 May 2024
The store products in his possession were catalogued as evidence and deposited into Home Depot carts, to be returned to inventory: Tide detergent, Bounty paper towels, a space heater, a stud detector.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
Temperatures were taken before turning on the space heater.
—Jon Bitner, wsj.com, 14 Dec. 2023
The tipis feature queen beds, soft linens, mini refrigerators, plush bathrobes, WiFi, outlets, space heaters, and coffee stations.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2024
Workers sometimes use space heaters because their homes don’t have functioning heating systems — a significant problem in Wisconsin’s winter.
—Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 27 Feb. 2024
Turn off all appliances — including your furnace, space heaters, water heater and water pump — leaving just one lamp on to know when power is restored.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Feb. 2024
Nineteen people died in Tennessee, including a 25-year-old man who was found inside a mobile home after a space heater fell over and shut off, officials said.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2024
Exercise caution when using any kind of space heater, creating a three-foot safety zone around the heater.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Feb. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1913, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near space heater
Cite this Entry
“Space heater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space%20heater. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
Kids Definition
space heater
noun
: an usually portable device for heating a small area
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