How to Use walnut in a Sentence

walnut

noun
Definition of walnutnext
  • 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
  • Last year and this year, it’s produced tiny lemons the size of walnuts.
    — oregonlive, 11 June 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Black walnut shelving was built into the wall, rather than on top of it.
    — House Beautiful, 10 June 2021
  • Much of it is made of walnut, from a tree that grew on the front lawn of the home where Sturtz's father-in-law lived for more than 60 years.
    — Crocker Stephenson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2021
  • That gorgeous oak or walnut feels great in your hand and lends to the pan’s lightness but isn’t oven-safe.
    — Lauren Joseph, Bon Appétit, 29 Jan. 2022
  • The custom millwork on the walls and ceiling is walnut.
    — Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine, 11 Apr. 2022
  • The dining room table is a dark walnut with steel legs.
    — Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2022
  • The two-part menorah includes a walnut base and a marble slab that holds the candles.
    — Jamie Weissman, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Nov. 2022
  • This design is made with walnut or maple wood, and oiled to protect the grain from food and liquids.
    — Amber Joglar, Popular Mechanics, 14 Dec. 2022
  • They are simply halved and cored, which creates a handy and tasty vessel for the oat and walnut streusel topping mounded in their centers.
    — Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
  • In the afternoon between 3 and 5, the inn offers complimentary samples of vintage Madeira, the wine popular in the country when the inn was built, along with walnuts.
    — Laurie Werner, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024

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