How to Use walnut in a Sentence

walnut

noun

• The recipe calls for a cup of chopped walnuts.
• The banana bread has walnuts in it.
• The walnuts add studs of crunch to the silky-smooth cake.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2023
• The Cathedral Block of walnut trees, the oldest trees on the farm.
  — Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2022
• The tang of goat cheese helps, as does a pool of not-too-sweet walnut sauce.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2024
• The same goes for walnuts, the thicker the hull, the colder the winter.
  — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 1 Nov. 2024
• Finely chop the walnuts to between the size of a steel-cut oat and a pea.
  — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, The Denver Post, 26 Nov. 2019
• Last year and this year, it’s produced tiny lemons the size of walnuts.
  — oregonlive, 11 June 2023
• Top the salad with walnuts for a boost of heart-healthy fats.
  — Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 22 Jan. 2025
• The tiers themselves feel wrapped around you like shawls of oak, beech and walnut.
  — Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2022
• There's ample room for meal prep on the walnut counter.
  — Chantal Lamers, House Beautiful, 13 July 2023
• The guns were sold in a Burr walnut box with an ebony inlay.
  — Catherine Nicholls, CNN, 8 July 2024
• What’s the penalty for the people who cut down and stole a 200-year-old walnut tree from the Metroparks.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 24 May 2022
• The mixture with the walnuts gets pureed with some tart and spicy additions to form the creamy base of the tart.
  — Joe Yonan, chicagotribune.com, 12 Nov. 2019
• Skipped the pasta and also used walnuts in place of pecans.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 21 June 2023
• Take the rich walnut paneling that meets you at the front door.
  — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 22 May 2021
• Spread 1/2 cup chopped walnuts in the center of the sheet in a single layer.
  — Debbie Moose, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• The turntable is available in black, white, and walnut (our favorite).
  — L.a. Hubilla, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
• With moist hands, shape the paste into walnut-sized balls and gently add them to the broth.
  — Dallas News, 4 Feb. 2021
• Mound the cheese mixture on top of the walnuts and pull the plastic wrap around it, pressing and rolling to adhere the nuts to the cheese.
  — Debbie Moose, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• The universe in a walnut, so easy to crack, just slam it on the table with a little force.
  — Claudio Magris, Harper's Magazine, 25 May 2021
• This little, plush, gray mouse in a brown walnut shell.
  — Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
• For a flaky crust, mix until butter pieces are about the width of walnut halves.
  — Erin McDowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2024
• While waiting, clean the potatoes and halve any that are larger than the size of a walnut shell.
  — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 1 Apr. 2021
• Sage sourced most of the hardware used for the open walnut shelves (made on-site) from CB2 and the décor from Amazon.
  — Lauren Jones, House Beautiful, 17 Aug. 2021
• Nest size is about that of a walnut half, usually built in a tree.
  — Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2021
• In a separate bowl, combine the dill, lemon zest and a splash of walnut oil.
  — Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com, 21 Aug. 2020
• Black walnut shelving was built into the wall, rather than on top of it.
  — House Beautiful, 10 June 2021
• With rotisserie chicken, butternut squash, chickpeas and white beans (duh!), walnuts and more toppings, this DBS is meant for any time of the day.
  — Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
• Anderson also made a big batch of mole and avoided passing out from chile fumes, then moved on to homemade masa and a Georgian walnut spread.
  — Matthew Korfhage, WIRED, 12 Feb. 2025

Last Updated: 10 Mar 2025