oak

Example Sentences

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"The thought that there might not be an oak woodland to walk into - the thought that there might not be a bluebell wood for my children to see - is too awful," he said.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

He made “The Rainbow Landscape” from 18 strips of oak, assembled and joined over time.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Residents have also found the crews digging under the town’s oak and pine trees that survived last year’s fire.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Luxe details include reclaimed wood beams and wide-plank oak floors.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

Uttering a couple of those deep grunts, he just seemed to rise up in the air like fog off the river and disappeared in the branches of the bur oak tree.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls