Wondering how to use Teak in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as wood or tree.
Teak meaning
- An extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by Tectona grandis (and Tectona spp.).
- A tree of the species in the genus Tectona.
- A yellowish brown colour, like that of teakwood.
Using Teak
- The main meaning on this page is: An extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by Tectona grandis (and Tectona spp.). | A tree of the species in the genus Tectona. | A yellowish brown colour, like that of teakwood.
- Useful related words include: teakwood, wood, tectona grandis, tree.
- In the example corpus, teak often appears in combinations such as: and teak, teak and, of teak.
Context around Teak
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Teak
- In this selection, "teak" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, black, transports, myanmar, known, salon and logs stand out and add context to how "teak" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a teak bathtub overlooking and a teak tough dubliner. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "teak" sits close to words such as adjoint, affixes and agonisingly, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with teak
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Goa utilised laterite stones, wood like jackfruit, rosewood and teak for furniture. (12 words)
It looks more stylish and goes with my teak bath mat and bathroom accessories. (14 words)
A teak tough Dubliner who has found a home away from home in county Kildare. (15 words)
The Ratapani Tiger Reserve, located in the Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh, in Vindhya Range in central India, is one of the finest teak forests in the state and is less than 50 kilometres away from the capital Bhopal. (39 words)
A bathroom with a teak door is below the studio; it contains a claw-foot slipper tub with a shower head and sprayer, next to a wall of herringbone-patterned marble tile. (32 words)
Returning from a recent shoulder injury, the softly spoken but tough-as-teak defender promptly needed 22 stitches after suffering a brutal head clash in his first friendly back. (29 words)
Example sentences (20)
The sofa and two "avocado" armchairs in teak – known as the black teak salon – had sloping flat backs and lateral legs forming a bridge.
A barge transports teak logs from forests in northern Myanmar via the Irrawaddy River to markets in Mandalay or Yangon.
It looks more stylish and goes with my teak bath mat and bathroom accessories.
It shows that Friends Timber exported Myanmar teak to a range of EU companies as recently as October 2022.
Returning from a recent shoulder injury, the softly spoken but tough-as-teak defender promptly needed 22 stitches after suffering a brutal head clash in his first friendly back.
The work will start with a 3D laser map scan of the ship's structure and the removal of the superstructure and teak decks to allow underdeck stiffening.
They had allegedly transported illegally cut down rose and teak trees to a timber depot in Kochi.
Additions of brightly painted terracotta pots and teak furniture have greatly enhanced the feel of this city haven.
Goa utilised laterite stones, wood like jackfruit, rosewood and teak for furniture.
Guests arrive at a mysterious manor where they are expecting a magic show from the Amazing Mr. E and his assistant Miss Teak.
The parquet flooring is Burmese teak, and another great slab of the hardwood forms the mantel above the fire.
The Ratapani Tiger Reserve, located in the Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh, in Vindhya Range in central India, is one of the finest teak forests in the state and is less than 50 kilometres away from the capital Bhopal.
The sinkhole, estimated to be 4ft deep, has emerged on the corner of Willow Street and Teak Street in Bury.
Wooden accents, such as a teak stool, bamboo shelving, or a wood-framed mirror, create a cozy, spa-like atmosphere.
A bathroom with a teak door is below the studio; it contains a claw-foot slipper tub with a shower head and sprayer, next to a wall of herringbone-patterned marble tile.
A teak bathtub overlooking palm trees at the House in a Coconut Grove, which was built in Alibag in 2007.
A teak tough Dubliner who has found a home away from home in county Kildare.
In 2001, she was appointed subsurface team lead for BP’s Teak, Samaan and Poui fields and was promoted to asset/delivery manager of the fields in 2003.
In June this year, Jubek state government seized three trucks that were trying to smuggle teak to Uganda.
It is a floral, earthy and subtly exotic scent, with teak, gardenia, sandalwood, tree flowers and tuberose.
Common combinations with teak
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and teak 9×
- teak and 5×
- of teak 3×
- teak to 2×
- teak forests 2×
- as teak 2×
- with teak 2×
- teak wood 2×
- the teak 2×
- weeding teak 2×