Example sentences for: chestnuts

How can you use “chestnuts” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • This version came from the fable of the monkey which used a cat's paw to draw hot chestnuts from a fire.

  • It turned out to be a paste made from sweet chestnuts which looked rather like a dish of worms.

  • He also takes whacks at those old chestnuts and/or and ss . Under the heaviest duress, such as the threat of boiling in ink, lawyers might relinquish all these; but they will fight to the bitter end and finally die at the barricades before surrendering their whereases . Never mind that, the author says; Whereas is consistently vague, meaning variously `the fact is,' `although,' `considering that,' `on the contrary,' and `that being the case,' with many shadings in between.

  • Inside: Our chestnuts are roasting over an open fire.

  • The village became famous for its cherries and chestnuts, and the popular liqueurs ginja and licor de castanha.


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