How to Use white birch in a Sentence

white birch

noun
  • With its cobalt lakes and forests of oak, maple, and white birch, the town feels a world away from Helsinki.
    Gisela Williams, Smithsonian, 10 Aug. 2017
  • The rooftop has six heaters, white birch trees with lights, fire pits and cushioned seating.
    Briana Rice, Cincinnati.com, 22 Nov. 2019
  • Paul Blacksmith sat on a log at the edge of the water, fashioning a moose call out of white birch bark.
    Jerome B. Robinson, Field & Stream, 17 Dec. 2020
  • Directly across from the tub was a fireplace full of crackling white birch logs.
    Gully Wells, Town & Country, 8 Feb. 2013
  • Models silently wound their way around six rows of white birch trees, draped in quilted silks that trailed across the dirt floor.
    Monica Kim, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2019
  • With white birch trees and pink foxgloves on the right, and birds, cows and a stream reaching toward a blue-sky horizon on the left, it’s a dreamy mélange of soft hues.
    Judith H. Dobrzynski, WSJ, 26 June 2021
  • The toothpicks are made from white birch, with all-natural flavors.
    Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 15 Dec. 2022
  • The foamy Dignity bar soap contains a blend of charcoal and cotton blossom along with sea salt, clay and white birch.
    Kevin Smothers, latimes.com, 6 June 2019
  • The dial on Grand Seiko’s new ticker, made in Shinshū, Japan, was inspired by nearby white birch forests.
    Rebecca Malinsky, WSJ, 3 Feb. 2022
  • The sloping terrain on all sides was covered by trees, including white oak, aspen, white pine and white birch.
    Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2017
  • Its streets, named after flowers, were lined with white birch — regal, gentle.
    Naz Riahi, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
  • Mix fragrant pine branches with tall white birch poles for variety.
    Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2022
  • That effect comes courtesy of white birch, lush ivy, wild fig, rhubarb, violet leaves, papyrus, incense and black tea.
    Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022
  • In the next chapter, featuring Norway and the downy or European white birch, Rawlence visits the Sami reindeer herders in the far north.
    Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News, 15 May 2022
  • As of next month Alaska Airlines, which used 22 million plastic stir straws and citrus picks each year, now plans to use stir straws made from white birch and citrus picks made of bamboo.
    Tara Bahrampour, ajc, 22 June 2018
  • Drape this pre-lit white birch branch over your fireplace or down the center of your table for an instantly sophisticated touch.
    Corinne Sullivan, Woman's Day, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Also in the parade: an eight-foot-tall woolly mammoth, on wheels, made out of plywood, chicken wire, PVC pipes, burlap, coconut husks, white birch bark, nails, box springs, buttons, rusty iron tools, and deer bones.
    Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2022
  • In May, Alaska Airlines said travelers on its flights would be served drinks with compostable versions of stir straws and citrus picks: white birch for coffee and bamboo for citrus sticks.
    CBS News, 9 July 2018
  • Alaska Airlines will begin replacing plastic stirring sticks on its flights and frequent-flier lounges with compost-able versions made of white birch.
    Nancy Trejos, USA TODAY, 31 May 2018
  • Bowie was particularly enchanted by the forest of ethereal white birch trees—his favorite tree, says Iman—that encircled the unassuming, ’70s-era shed-roof house.
    Chioma Nnadi, Vogue, 15 Nov. 2021
  • Made from soy wax, this woodsy pick has notes of clove, pine needle, white birch, vetiver and musk but carries a fruity twist of apple, which offsets the otherwise totally wintergreen aroma of this pleasant offering.
    Shayna Murphy, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2020
  • Starting this summer, all Alaska Airlines flights will replace the straws, stirrers and toothpicks with sustainable, marine-friendly options, including white birch and bamboo.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 21 May 2018

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