How to Use burl in a Sentence

burl

noun
  • There are ways to get burls that don’t involve theft and killing healthy trees.
    — Nidha Eakambaram, oregonlive, 24 July 2023
  • Some signs of ring shake can include a lean, large overgrown knots and bulges and burls near the base of the tree.
    — Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2024
  • At its base is a structure known as a burl, which hides growing buds that have been shielded from the fire.
    — Matt Simon, Wired, 15 Apr. 2021
  • From the outside, burl wood appears deformed, all grayish scabs of nasty bark.
    — John Semley, The New Republic, 27 Apr. 2020
  • The stunning spiral case has a handmade newel post of walnut burl inlay.
    — J.a. Berger, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2017
  • Opel uses burl wood throughout the house for some French Deco flair.
    — Jennifer Berno Decleene, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Feb. 2022
  • It is crafted with African teak woodwork and custom walnut and pear burl.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 25 Nov. 2022
  • But its burl finish is in fact the glaze on ultra-durable and dishwasher-safe porcelain.
    — Nina Molina, WSJ, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Often when faced with a trauma, a redwood will swell a bank of dormant buds and woody tissue to create burls.
    — Greg Sullivan, AFAR Media, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Connolly-leather seats and black piping offset burl-walnut trim.
    — Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 27 May 2020
  • The burl wood side table makes the cozy winter vibes in this Studio Ashby space even stronger.
    — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 23 June 2022
  • One redwood has a massive burl growing at eye-level to boardwalkers.
    — Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 June 2021
  • Door handles and cabinet drawer pulls were hand-forged with metal and manzanita tree burls.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2024
  • Abby wandered through the redwood groves in jeans and hiking boots, stopping to remark on a burl here or a root system there.
    — Jane Mayer, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2018
  • The vintage burl wood table and gold convex mirror enhance the room’s character.
    — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 11 Aug. 2021
  • The rooms are simple yet stylish, featuring burl-wood furnishings and handmade bathroom tiles.
    — Emily Wilson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Its spectacular grain makes burl wood worthy of a prominent display.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • In an especially impressive piece, a woman has curving branches for arms, and seems to erupt out of a large burl, like a goddess.
    — New York Times, 4 Feb. 2021
  • Hodder stopped underneath a tree called the Bison tree, which has a big burl 30 feet up its trunk that looks like a buffalo.
    — Peter Fimrite, SFChronicle.com, 26 June 2018
  • In the Met’s early example, the brow is shaped like a spackling knife and retains the burl of the wood grain, though its top edge has been splintered over time.
    — Jason Farago, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2018
  • Stone, like wood burl, can have cavities and fissures allowing design adventures.
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 29 Aug. 2020
  • Beds are upholstered with lush velvet or boucle, and accompanied by burl wood side tables and ceramic bedside lamps.
    — Isabelle Kliger, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2022
  • The cozy interior is swaddled in leather and burl wood, and rear-seat passengers even got elegant picnic tables that folded down from the front seatbacks.
    — Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2025
  • In addition to burl wood and Midcentury decor, the estate features custom record crates and a lava rock waterfall.
    — Jack Flemming, latimes.com, 14 June 2019
  • While burls can be harvested and sold legally on private land, burl poaching is an ongoing concern in northern California’s parks.
    — Lyndsie Bourgon, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Sep. 2022
  • More sudden than fossil or feather or driftwood burl on a desk, the sprig's scent conjures a dear place and time, jump-starting memory like satiny wildflowers chanced upon between pages of a book.
    — Michael Engelhard, Alaska Dispatch News, 1 July 2017
  • Owners’ closets Carved, rare Honduran mahogany frames the walk-in closets with beautiful veneer inlays of satinwood, ebony and carpathian elm burl.
    — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 11 Apr. 2020
  • The cow-free perches are offset by deep-pile, deep-green carpets, furthering the counterintuitive package that zagged against the typically posh glossy burl veneers and sumptuous hides.
    — Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2022
  • The burl dining table, a grasscloth console table and the living room coffee table were custom-designed by Scout Design Studio.
    — Dallas News, 22 July 2022
  • The standout performances from the launch, which is available starting tomorrow, include high-pile cognac rugs, sprawling burl wood pieces, many a gold accent, and an especially decadent cream lacquer.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 22 Apr. 2026

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