Illustration of oak
- 1 acorn
- 2 leaf
plural oaks or oak
often attributive
1
a
: any of a genus (Quercus) of trees or shrubs of the beech family that produce acorns
also
: any of various plants related to or resembling the oaks
b
: the tough hard durable wood of an oak tree
2
: the leaves of an oak used as decoration
Examples of oak in a Sentence
Tall oaks line the street.
The table is solid oak.
The cabinets are made of oak.
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Two days prior, wind brought down a heritage oak tree at the Colfax-area property of Padilla, 80, a longtime Sacramento-area artist.
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Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2026
The 39-year-old man was walking when the branch from a large oak tree came crashing down.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 20 May 2026
The still wine stays 10 months in oak barrels before bottling.
—Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
In the daytime, Yara would’ve been able to see the stunted oaks, the spruces, the fat and full rosemary bushes.
—Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
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Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2026
The 39-year-old man was walking when the branch from a large oak tree came crashing down.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 20 May 2026
The still wine stays 10 months in oak barrels before bottling.
—Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
In the daytime, Yara would’ve been able to see the stunted oaks, the spruces, the fat and full rosemary bushes.
—Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for oak
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“Oak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oak. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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