oak

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

He also filmed on a Dorset clifftop, on a chalk stream in Wiltshire, and beneath his favourite tree - a 700-year-old oak in Richmond Park, London.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

Their findings show that temperate woodland species, including oak, elm, and hazel, were present much earlier than suggested by pollen records from Britain.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026

Red brick buildings stand alongside towering maple, oak, birch and sycamore trees.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

“Let’s see what we can do here, Son,” he said, sitting down and scooting closer to his youngest son, the chair scraping loudly across the oak floor.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson