Example sentences for: cork

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

  • striptiz uotur striptease water, a curious reference to maladroit, foolish individuals; kretenozavur cretinosaurus; boiler one whose head is full of bubbling hot water; sifon siphon, one whose head is like an empty tube; bushón fuse, from French bouchon cork; diaria diarrhea; loko from Spanish loco; galosh as in galoshes; kashón crate, from Italian cassone; lainer ocean liner, a pun on the Bulgarian word lainó scum.

  • Blarney refers to the Blarney stone, located in Blarney Castle, a few miles north of Cork, Ireland.

  • Of course, a layer of burnt cork smeared over the face does not a new identity make.

  • The serra is a verdant landscape of cork, pine, and chestnut trees, and low-lying areas are covered in blankets of colorful wildflowers.

  • This Torontonian born in County Cork, Ireland, traveled all over the continent to gather a visual record, at times somewhat romanticized, of Canada’s native peoples.


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