“The dining table was made of solid oak, adding a touch of elegance to the room.”

“After being opened for a day or more, the Chardonnay sometimes tasted softer and less oaky, the Cabernet rounder and less tannic.”

“Most malt whiskies that have spent more than 20 years maturing in oak barrels taste oaky and are not suitable to be bottled as single malt.”

“This Cabernet Sauvignon from the Medoc wine-producing district of Bordeaux is very dry and thumpingly oaky, yet delicate.”

“However, bacterial decomposition had saturated the Vasa's oaken beams with hydrogen sulfide, which eventually created a huge reservoir of sulfur.”

“Everywhere one looked, row after row of long oaken bookcases held scrolls, parchments and bound books.”

“In my sleep shall I roam 'neath oaken prow, as it glideth o'er the murky ocean.”