How to Use acorn in a Sentence

acorn

noun
  • Their barks are different, their leaves are different, their acorns are little bit different.
    Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Whether it actually gets turned on or not, its acorn design adds a sophisticated touch.
    Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Each acorn features a letter on the exterior and holds a tiny figurine inside with the same accompanying letter.
    Emily Hochberg, Parents, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Volunteers will help care for more than 400 oak trees in the area, watering, weeding and mulching trees as well as possibly planting acorns to replace trees that have died.
    Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 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
  • 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
  • This handy-dandy function keeps the pool cleaner at surface level, picking up debris like leaves, acorns, bugs, and pollen from the top of the water.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2024
  • To roast acorn, butternut, or honeynut squash: Wash the exterior, then use a sharp chef’s knife to cut the squash in half lengthwise.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2024

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