chestnut

Example Sentences

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Three giant horse chestnut trees, each over 80 feet tall, stand guard in front of my house.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

The sweet and soft nut plays a large role in traditional mountain cooking and tradition because in places where you couldn’t grow wheat or barley, there were still chestnut trees.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026

The single combat involves swinging a conker -- a hardened horse chestnut -- on a string at your opponent's nut with murderous venom, until one is smashed to pieces.

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

“I don’t want to lose a finger,” Marc said as a chestnut horse nuzzled his palm.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2025

A small green spiky chestnut still in its husk bounced off the vociferous ferret’s head.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques