How to Use acorn in a Sentence

acorn

noun

• Just get in the woods with the deer and hunt the acorns.
  — Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
• That’s bound to be the case with a duck that feeds on corn and acorns.
  — Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 15 Feb. 2024
• It’s the one that sounds like the way acorn is pronounced.
  — Leanne Italie, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2022
• The tree produces lots of tiny oval fruit about the size of acorns.
  — Jennifer Adams, Philly.com, 11 Oct. 2017
• Plant an acorn that grows into an oak over the course of the game!
  — Jason Tanz, WIRED, 19 Oct. 2012
• Formed in the low concrete walls are oak leaves and acorns.
  — Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
• The oak leaf at the top and acorns here and there are fashioned from red and white cedar.
  — Colin Moore, Outdoor Life, 19 Feb. 2020
• The globes atop each lamppost vary in shape and size — round, acorn and cone.
  — Deborah Vankin, latimes.com, 14 Feb. 2018
• Affix two small acorn caps to the face with hot glue for eyes.
  — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 15 July 2022
• The first pie had a chocolate base with leaf and acorn pie crust cut-outs.
  — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 20 June 2023
• Are there any oaks that have fewer of the acorns and flowers?
  — Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 14 Apr. 2023
• One pig can eat 22 pounds (10 kilograms) of acorns a day.
  — Bonnie Berkowitz, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2024
• Lake cracked open an acorn and split it in half lengthwise.
  — Ferris Jabr, The Atlantic, 25 June 2024
• Remove two small acorn caps and use hot glue to affix the caps to the face as eyes.
  — Woman's Day Staff, Woman's Day, 25 July 2018
• The process, called cold-leaching, removes the tannins from the acorns.
  — Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 4 Nov. 2024
• From bears and mushrooms to acorns and leaves, this slime kit has so many sweet add-ins.
  — Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 11 Oct. 2024
• All three of these oaks produce acorns that can feed wildlife.
  — Jennifer Michelle Greenberg, Houston Chronicle, 15 Jan. 2018
• The ham has a nutty flavor with hints of acorns, herbs and spices and is served in thin slices.
  — Josie Goodrich, USA TODAY, 7 July 2023
• Add about 2 cups of acorn nutmeats to a large pot of water.
  — Jessica Dulong, CNN, 2 May 2023
• Don’t expect to find many white-oak acorns now, though.
  — Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
• Of course, that means the opposite is true: More acorns leads to more acorn eaters.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2023
• The one that finds more acorns and thinks they’re at some sort of royal squirrel feast?
  — Peter Dunn, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2018
• Still, some readers bear the scars of the acorn explosion.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2023
• Live oaks produce acorns and the lucky ones will sprout into trees.
  — Brett McNish, Smithsonian, 15 Feb. 2018
• Choose a larger acorn, remove the cap and glue it over the stem tip to create a snout nose.
  — Woman's Day Staff, Woman's Day, 25 July 2018
• Apply a dot of hot glue to each acorn and affix to the eye socket caps as pupils.
  — Blair Donovan, Country Living, 12 Aug. 2022
• If acorns are still present, oak flats can draw late-season bucks, too.
  — Gerald Almy, Field & Stream, 5 Feb. 2020
• The winter moths feast on the white oaks from which the tribe once picked acorns to supplement the corn harvest.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 26 Sep. 2019
• This set of 23 pieces includes mini pumpkins, acorns, pinecones, berries, and more.
  — Cristian Esteban, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2024
• Luckily insects and rodents like acorns too and prevent many from growing.
  — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 12 Jan 2025