How to Use cornstalk in a Sentence

cornstalk

noun

• Monsters and clowns hide among acres of moonlit cornstalks, waiting to scare as passersby attempt to navigate their way out.
  — Molly McArdle, Travel + Leisure, 22 Aug. 2023
• There were a lot of pumpkins and cornstalks, but not much else.
  — Brady MacDonald, latimes.com, 22 Sep. 2017
• The hotel's fence isn't the only cornstalk fence in town.
  — NOLA.com, 21 June 2017
• All around her in the hallowed clearing, green shoots of new cornstalks broke through the straw.
  — Julie Zauzmer, Washington Post, 16 July 2017
• People stood in a field of cornstalks, the eastern horizon a pale pink with the coming of dawn.
  — Denise Coffey, Courant Community, 26 Apr. 2017
• Peering through the cornstalks, the teenager, Megan Rios, would never forget the sight.
  — Meagan Flynn, chicagotribune.com, 12 Nov. 2019
• Justin Jordan strolls through his field of stunted cornstalks in Lacona, Iowa.
  — Bill Weir, CNN, 8 Aug. 2019
• Customers work their way through the puzzle that is cut into higher-than-your-head cornstalks.
  — Dewayne Bevil, OrlandoSentinel.com, 17 June 2017
• But over the crest of the next hill, cornstalks wither along the trail, and the valley below is carpeted with grass where the land has been cleared for cattle ranching.
  — Lizzie Wade, Science | AAAS, 26 Apr. 2018
• The fall munchies included pumpkins, gourds and cornstalks.
  — Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 11 Oct. 2017
• Then came the iconic cornstalk fence by which everyone now knows that building.
  — NOLA.com, 21 June 2017
• See what the sun looks like setting behind redwoods or rising above cornstalks.
  — Emily Zemler, Esquire, 14 Oct. 2016
• Nicolas Bartolo turned off Highway 51 at the town of Tlapehuala and headed south on a dirt road through fields of dead cornstalks.
  — Washington Post, 30 May 2017
• Corn borers overwinter as full-grown larvae in weed stems and old cornstalks.
  — The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, 5 Apr. 2016
• Sturdy cornstalks support the pole beans, while squash grows freely on the ground below, shading out competing weeds.
  — The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, 19 Jan. 2017
• But too often in Krasinski’s movie, the human characters are rustling the cornstalks or knocking over this or that, and nothing comes of it.
  — Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 5 Apr. 2018
• Waterproof, the Brush Tuff material stands up to cut cornstalks trying to stab your shins.
  — Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 21 Jan. 2020
• But now the sisters have erected an outdoor chapel among the cornstalks: Wood pews and an arbor, adjacent to a city park and a subdivision.
  — Phil McCausland, NBC News, 17 Sep. 2017
• Young visitors will be able to climb cornstalks — but not the real kind — once the Carroll County Farm Museum’s new playground is complete.
  — Mary Grace Keller, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 12 July 2019
• The Treinen Farm known for its intricate and challenging corn mazes has placed Wisconsin's state fossil in the spotlight, carving out the unique-looking creature among 12-foot-high cornstalks.
  — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 Oct. 2017
• The solitary elder gives his body to fertilize the cornstalk that will eventually replenish the village.
  — Sam Sacks, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2017
• Instead of the lush green of skinny cornstalks and leafy soybean bushes that Sheldon, 57, would expect to see right now, his farm this year is surrounded by tall yellow weeds and vast stretches of brown, muddy water.
  — NBC News, 19 Aug. 2019
• An assortment of cornstalks and pumpkins play up the seasonality.
  — Kelsey Mulvey, ELLE Decor, 11 Aug. 2023
• The sensors are already so good that farmers can count exactly how many cornstalks are growing in a single acre, allowing them to save money on fertilizer and fuel, which keeps food costs low.
  — Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2017
• The scarecrows augment the other seasonal decorations -- cornstalks, mums and hay bales -- located throughout the municipal campus at Brecksville Road and Selig Drive.
  — Carol Kovach, cleveland, 22 Oct. 2019
• Some of the local corn mazes, which reach from Mount Airy to Manchester, offer other family-friendly activities in addition to the cornstalk navigating.
  — Akira Kyles, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 4 Oct. 2019
• Included in the entrance fee are unlimited carnival rides, access to the inflatable cornstalk maze, a dress-your-own scarecrow village and photo opportunities.
  — Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 21 Sep. 2022
• Agribusiness moguls are reminding Iowa Republicans that campaign contributions don’t grow on cornstalks.
  — Eric Levitz, Daily Intelligencer, 5 Oct. 2017
• Families can also enjoy carnival rides, fall vignette photo opportunities, a pumpkin decorating tent, cornstalk maze and more.
  — Jennifer Boehm, sun-sentinel.com, 22 Oct. 2019
• In 1996, the building’s board initiated renovations — repointing the exterior, restoring the entrance’s cornstalk detailing, and installing sleek elevator doors with a geometric motif.
  — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 12 Nov. 2021

Last Updated: 16 Dec 2024