How do you use the word "cork" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "cork": The champagne cork popped out. The cork would not come out.

Cork Meaning

/kɔɹk/

Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounThe dead protective tissue between the bark and cambium in woody plants, with suberin deposits making it impervious to gasses and water.

nounThe dead protective tissue between the bark and cambium in woody plants, with suberin deposits making it impervious to gasses and water., The phellem of the cork oak, used for making bottle stoppers, flotation devices, and insulation material.

Sentence Examples

The champagne cork popped out.

The cork would not come out.

It was impossible to pull out the cork.

CEFR Practice Quiz

He struggled to remove the stubborn ____ from the wine bottle.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The champagne ____ popped out.

Word Origin & History

From Middle English cork (“oak bark, cork”), from Middle Dutch curc (“cork (material or object)”), either from Spanish corcho (“cork (material or object)”) (also corcha or corche) or from Old Spanish alcorque (“cork sole”). Doublet of cortex.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"I confess my confidence was shaken by these actions, though I knew well enough that his leg was no more cork than my own" — 1908, Edwin George Pinkham, Fate's a fiddler, page 108:

"Because cork is porous, it expands and contracts with changes in humidity." — 1980, Robert M. Jones, editor, Walls and Ceilings, Time-Life Books, →ISBN, page 48:

"Apparently I used to have some good power even though I was little, but the team we were playing against thought I had corked the bat. I kid you not! They paid $200 to have the bat popped off to prove they were right." — 2012, Kevin Neary, Leigh A. Tobin, Major League Dads:

"Injuries, which seemed to be of an inconsequential nature, were often sustained, such as a sprained ankle, a dislocated phalanx, a twisted foot, a corked leg and so on." — 2006, Joseph N. Santamaria, The Education of Dr Joe, page 60:

"As he moved away again, William winced at an ache in his thigh. ‘Must have corked my leg when I got up,’ he thought." — 2007, Shaun A. Saunders, Navigating in the New World, page 202:

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