Examples of holm oak in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Cement stairs quickly gave way to a cobblestoned mule track that led through groves of chestnut and holm oak.
—
Gina Decaprio Vercesi, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2025
On the market for €5.1 million (or $5.5 million) with Savills, the villa’s roughly 10,000-square-foot garden is a true retreat, dotted with ancient trees including pines, cypresses, and holm oaks.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2025
It was designed with 50 plant species, including Lebanon cedars, holm oaks, pines, cypress, walnuts, pomegranates and a historic olive tree.
—Ann Abel, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
There are also wild olive trees, holm oaks, and classic Mediterranean scrub with mastic, corbèzzolo, myrtle, cistus, broom and juniper.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
Purple crocus flowers bloomed in groves of holm oak, and broom shrubs burst with yellow blooms.
—Mary Winston Nicklin, Washington Post, 13 May 2022
The surrounding chestnut, beech, holm oak forests and nut orchards are roamed by wild horses.
—Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 21 Aug. 2021
Untouched were the groves of holm oaks where, in the winter, porco preto, the black pigs who forage and feed on acorns, make the penultimate stop on their path to becoming some of the world’s best pork and ham.
—Matthew Kronsberg, WSJ, 10 Aug. 2018
The government is introducing legislation to encourage the planting of more slow-growing native species, such as cork trees, holm oaks or chestnut trees, which are more resilient to flames and can slow the advance of wildfires.
—Washington Post, 14 June 2018
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Gina Decaprio Vercesi, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2025
On the market for €5.1 million (or $5.5 million) with Savills, the villa’s roughly 10,000-square-foot garden is a true retreat, dotted with ancient trees including pines, cypresses, and holm oaks.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2025
It was designed with 50 plant species, including Lebanon cedars, holm oaks, pines, cypress, walnuts, pomegranates and a historic olive tree.
—Ann Abel, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
There are also wild olive trees, holm oaks, and classic Mediterranean scrub with mastic, corbèzzolo, myrtle, cistus, broom and juniper.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
Purple crocus flowers bloomed in groves of holm oak, and broom shrubs burst with yellow blooms.
—Mary Winston Nicklin, Washington Post, 13 May 2022
The surrounding chestnut, beech, holm oak forests and nut orchards are roamed by wild horses.
—Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 21 Aug. 2021
Untouched were the groves of holm oaks where, in the winter, porco preto, the black pigs who forage and feed on acorns, make the penultimate stop on their path to becoming some of the world’s best pork and ham.
—Matthew Kronsberg, WSJ, 10 Aug. 2018
The government is introducing legislation to encourage the planting of more slow-growing native species, such as cork trees, holm oaks or chestnut trees, which are more resilient to flames and can slow the advance of wildfires.
—Washington Post, 14 June 2018
Cite this Entry
“Holm oak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/holm%20oak. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share