How to Use white oak in a Sentence

white oak

noun
  • Fisk and Hinshaw stained all the new white oak millwork to match the floors.
    Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 2 Feb. 2023
  • The room is now lighter and brighter, with walls sheathed in rippling beech wood and the stage clad in white oak.
    Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2023
  • The crew still cuts down white oak and pecan trees and splits the logs in the big lot behind the old country store.
    Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Windows now line the east wall, so sunshine streams over the white oak floor.
    Anne Brockhoff, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2024
  • New custom white oak flooring was installed to match the rest of the home.
    Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 16 Apr. 2022
  • Off came the polyurethane coating on our white oak floors and the heavy curtains in the dining room.
    Lauren McBrayer, Good Housekeeping, 15 Aug. 2022
  • The nine-foot-tall front glass pivot door leads to rooms with wide-plank white oak floors.
    Jeastman, oregonlive, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Chinkapin oaks, like bur oaks, are of the white oak family.
    Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Oct. 2021
  • The red and white oak used for the mirrors, stools, and shelves are set against a mostly white box-style room.
    Isiah Magsino, Vogue, 11 Feb. 2022
  • Rows of white oak and pecan firewood are stacked floor-to-ceiling.
    Bob Carlton | Bcarlton@al.com, al, 14 July 2022
  • Beneath the staircase is a recess daybed built out of white oak.
    Monica Mercuri, House Beautiful, 31 Aug. 2021
  • The jute and cotton rug continues the pattern and color of the white oak floor.
    Marni Elyse Katz, BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2023
  • The floors are made of white oak, red hardwood and stone imported from Texas.
    Howard Walker, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2022
  • From the exterior, the steel frame is clad in white oak and copper.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2024
  • The pools are set within a plaza planted with swamp white oak trees, a native species in all three of the 9/11 crash sites.
    BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2021
  • All of the white oak for the floors was also sourced from within a 200-mile radius of the property.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 20 Dec. 2022
  • The plan is to plant an approximately 5-foot, white oak tree in the front lawn area of BHS.
    Carol Kovach, cleveland, 3 May 2022
  • Each unit has custom light fixtures and white oak floors.
    Benjamin C. Tankersley, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Frame the Walls Choose slow-burning whole green logs of white oak, ash, or birch to build the frame that will hold the tepee sticks upright.
    T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, 29 June 2023
  • The Oregon white oak is slower growing but is very long lived.
    oregonlive, 16 Oct. 2021
  • The panel at the back of the cab has his logo and is striped with pignut hickory, red cedar, cypress and white oak.
    Lawrence Specker | Lspecker@al.com, al, 18 Sep. 2023
  • To bring in warmth, the white oak hardwood floor was duplicated on the ceiling.
    Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 27 Aug. 2021
  • Broadly speaking, red oaks seem to be pumping out the acorns more than white oaks and chestnut oaks this year.
    John Kelly, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2023
  • But the same external factors that can wipe out a white oak crop can affect reds as well.
    Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 20 July 2023
  • The room feels spacious and natural, with windows along two of the sides, and white oak along the ceiling, kitchen cabinets, and the floor.
    Mary Grace Granados, Dallas News, 9 July 2021
  • Underfoot is the handsome new flooring made of wide plank white oak.
    Laura Ness, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Reclaimed white oak in varying widths of wide plank was used in the outdoor kitchen and storage areas.
    Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 22 Feb. 2024
  • If longevity isn't an issue, build the box from hardwood planks or logs made of white oak, fir, or juniper.
    Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2022
  • Just along the garden entrance on the left side of the house, there are a plethora of shade plants surrounding the hanging swing on a large white oak tree.
    Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 8 June 2023
  • Trendy and cozy, warm birches and white oaks are also a smart counterpart.
    Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Mar. 2023

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