adjective
Etymology
Origin of oaken
Example Sentences
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Like the man himself, his songs aren’t flashy; they’re oaken, sturdy and timeless.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025
We bought the trunk, and now the oaken evidence was in my front hall — this eichensarg, as its original owner might have said.
From Washington Post • Mar. 3, 2023
Levinson's highly stylized "Euphoria" is nothing if not a temple to stylistic excess but Zendaya's prodigious talent holds up its center; it is that show's oaken truth.
From Salon • Feb. 6, 2021
However, the oaken carvings in the dining room alone were about as expensive as a whole new house, Heurich used to say.
From Washington Times • Jul. 15, 2014
The merchant rummaged about in the back of his stall and produced a small oaken cask.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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