How to Use horse chestnut in a Sentence

horse chestnut

noun
  • Denise’s were the shiny rich brown of horse chestnuts, with a leather braid over the instep.
    — Rachel Kushner, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The tree’s origin is the big horse chestnut in my parents’ yard.
    — Hazlitt, 14 Dec. 2022
  • The name conker refers to the seed of a horse chestnut tree, which is threaded in the middle.
    — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Sycamore, ash, elm, willow, oak, and horse chestnut are just a few of the many trees found along its length.
    — Jeanine Barone, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Before the hole is filled in, Mom sets a horse chestnut seedling on top of the earth and the ashes.
    — Hazlitt, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Allergenic trees include alder, birch, cedar, horse chestnut, oak poplar and willow.
    — Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Several of the Garden’s horse chestnuts show signs of this same disease.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Take care not to eat horse chestnuts, which are poisonous, Penhallegon said.
    — oregonlive, 15 Oct. 2019
  • The 36 horse chestnut trees would be replaced by a lawn fringed with 18 honey locust trees.
    — Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2021
  • White horse chestnut trees are native to southeastern Europe.
    — Sean Clancy, Arkansas Online, 24 July 2022
  • Instead of using light and shadow to sculpt, this gel’s powered by quince leaf extract, celosia extract, hazelnut, and horse chestnut.
    — Maddie Aberman, Women's Health, 27 June 2023
  • At the same time, horse chestnut and Acmella oleracea extracts lift and smooth the appearance of crow’s feet and fine lines around the eyes.
    — Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Among these trees are century-old Japanese maples, ironwood trees, and horse chestnuts that would have otherwise been cut down.
    — Nel-Olivia Waga, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Conkers are the seeds of horse chestnut trees that are collected by children to play a game of the same name that involves knocking two together to break the weaker seed.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
  • One other descendant of the Anne Frank horse chestnut planted in the United States has died.
    — Sean Clancy, Arkansas Online, 24 July 2022
  • The Common Council voted against a historic designation for the site; more than half of the horse chestnut trees were removed soon after.
    — Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2022
  • The extract of horse chestnut seeds can have medical uses to prevent swelling caused by poor blood circulation because of the nut's blood-thinning properties.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
  • It’s made using organic ingredients, such as horse chestnut extract which is thought to improve circulation.
    — Felicity Carter, Forbes, 8 Apr. 2021
  • Extracts of oak bark and hornbeam bud, alongside sandalwood, baobab leaf mucilage, araucaria seed, and horse chestnut make up the core ingredients of this aftershave.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 May 2022
  • With ingredients like hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and horse chestnut in each set, these patches are guaranteed to become a mainstay in her carry-on — and even her at-home beauty routine.
    — Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 7 May 2024
  • Caffeine, Brazilian ginseng, horse chestnut and light-reflecting particles instantly wake up tired, sallow skin and make for a brighter, smoother under-eye region.
    — Joseph Deacetis, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2021
  • Wheat protein tightens skin, horse chestnut strengthens skin and minimizes dark circles, and a biological sugar complex improves skin function.
    — Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
  • The eye cream contains a dark circle complex featuring caffeine, Brazilian ginseng, horse chestnut, and light-reflecting particles.
    — Enjanae' Taylor, Southern Living, 2 May 2024
  • Other than the park of the castello, which is the ancient moat surrounding the hamlet featuring horse chestnut and ash trees, there are also a large hanging garden and courtyard areas ideal for evening drinks and sunset walks.
    — Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 14 Dec. 2022
  • The conservancy highlighted Aesculus hippocastanum, or the horse chestnut tree, native to southeastern Europe.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2019
  • The 36 horse chestnut trees outside the Marcus Performing Arts Center have been replaced with a lawn surrounded by a chain-link fence, as other improvements remain on hold.
    — George Stanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 July 2021
  • However, being royal does not provide immunity, and in 2018, a horse chestnut tree that had particular sentimental value to the Queen was eventually let go after being afflicted with various different diseases.
    — Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 8 July 2021
  • While chatting with Chief Scout Dwayne Fields during the event at Frogmore Gardens, the Princess of Wales, 43, said that Prince Louis is collecting conkers, the seeds of horse chestnut trees, which fall to the ground during autumn.
    — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The grove replacement, part of a redevelopment proposal announced in December 2018 before Ingram's arrival, roused opposition by preservationists who wanted to save horse chestnut trees that were part of Dan Kiley's landscape design for the site.
    — Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2022

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