oak
Example Sentences
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“Just a few hours,” I mumble, staring out the window at a gnarled oak tree that twists up to the sky.
From Literature
If Meadowlark is a cloud, her mom is an oak tree.
From Literature
He opened it and crawled out, then dove for the oak tree, catching a thick branch and swinging.
From Literature
To maintain the look of the building, the couple imported old oak wooden beams from a barn set for demolition in France.
From BBC
“It resonated with the public for whatever reason,” Lennox, 38, said, sitting back in a chair before his 17th century pub’s fireplace, old oak beams holding up the ceiling.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
