How to Use poison oak in a Sentence

poison oak

noun

• The best way to deal with poison oak is to avoid getting it in the first place.
  — Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2021
• The acreage is largely given over to fir trees and poison oak.
  — Lizzie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Jan. 2018
• Watch for poison oak, swift rapids, slick rock, and burning sun.
  — Chris Van Leuven, Outside Online, 19 Oct. 2022
• Its sparse plant life consists of scraggly shrubs and pines, along with thickets of poison oak.
  — Heather Knight, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2023
• The worst hazard for a person on the hunt for the Hyperion might be a bad case of poison oak.
  — Gale Holland, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2022
• Her body was found about a mile away after a three-day search through the rugged blackberry bushes and poison oak that choke the walls of the steep, rugged canyon.
  — Ryan Sabalow, sacbee, 19 Dec. 2017
• The area is also home to black bears, rattlesnakes, and poison oak, in addition to the more friendly deer and otters.
  — Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
• On trails, runners are being good about standing aside to let others pass but may pay the price with poison oak.
  — Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, 2 Apr. 2020
• Smoke from fires that burn through poison oak and poison ivy may contain traces of irritants from those plants.
  — Eva Frederick, Science | AAAS, 14 Feb. 2020
• This sap, which is also found in poison oak and poison sumac, is called urushiol and can cause a severe rash that lingers for weeks.
  — Rachel Nall, Msn, SELF, 15 July 2022
• Hardeman sprayed Roundup on weeds at his home in Gualala and later on poison oak at his 56-acre property in Santa Rosa.
  — Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Nov. 2021
• It’s blackberry season in the country, and the poison oak turns from an oily green to bright red, so that nasty plant is almost beautiful.
  — Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Sep. 2021
• Hardeman, now 72, sprayed Roundup on weeds at his home in Gualala and later on poison oak at his 56-acre property in Santa Rosa.
  — Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 May 2021
• Going off trail in the grasslands not only disturbs the homes of wildlife but also puts visitors at risk for snake bites, ticks and poison oak.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2021
• From being on the watch for rattlesnakes and mountain lions, to numerous bouts with poison oak, Garza has had a lot to learn about rural life.
  — Samantha Nobles-Block, SFChronicle.com, 22 Dec. 2020
• There are posted warnings at the site for everything from rattlesnakes to poison oak, but nothing about the shootings.
  — Carter Evans, CBS News, 29 June 2018
• Along with the great blue heron perched regally on a branch, there were possibly leeches in that water, not to mention poison oak lining the banks.
  — Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2022
• What is the difference between poison ivy, poison sumac, and poison oak?
  — Everyday Einstein Sabrina Stierwalt, Scientific American, 26 Jan. 2020
• The three-leaf warning also applies to poison oak, which also grows both as a leafy shrub and as a climbing vine and produces three leaflets with scalloped or toothed edges.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 29 July 2023
• Poison hemlock typically isn't poisonous to the touch, like species such as poison ivy and poison oak.
  — Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 10 Aug. 2023
• While the sheep excel at mowing grass, the goats are experts at trimming lower tree branches and thinning poison oak, coyote brush and brambles.
  — Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 July 2021
• Indigenous people made an herbal tea from its leaves and berries to treat poison oak rash, bronchitis, and stomach and kidney ailments.
  — Brian E. Clark, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2021
• Poison Sumac Poison sumac is similar to poison ivy and poison oak in terms of having the poisonous oily resin called urushiol.
  — Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press, 15 Mar. 2023
• While in California, police said Collins was treated for poison oak.
  — Freep.com, 10 Nov. 2019
• During the trial, a former student who is now 27 years old testified that Raines applied an ointment to a poison oak rash on his genital area.
  — Cameron MacDonald, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2024
• There are the unlikely megahazards—mountain lions and bears—but also a whole host of lesser dangers that can ruin a hike: cactus spines, poison oak, and skunks.
  — Sunset Magazine, 29 Sep. 2020
• Eco-Goats, which offers its services to clear invasive species, overgrown brush and difficult-to-handle plants such as poison ivy, poison oak and brambles, has been in business for about 10 years.
  — Marissa J. Lang, Washington Post, 25 May 2018
• Injuries include sprains, burns, smoke inhalation, eye irritations, heat exhaustion, chest pain and lots of poison oak, the nurses said.
  — Tatiana Sánchez, SFChronicle.com, 20 Sep. 2020
• Not only was the forest growing, but the understory shrubs and poison oak beneath them became so dense as to be impenetrable.
  — Maureen Gilmer, idahostatesman, 1 Nov. 2017
• Like poison ivy, poison oak causes a similar uncomfortable reaction due to the urushiol oils present on the plant.
  — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 3 Aug. 2018

Last Updated: 11 Aug 2024