Sentence examples for as heirloom from inspiring English sources

"It's as heirloom as you can get," he said with a chuckle.

So antique apples may someday be as available as heirloom tomatoes, and that is just what Mr. Wood fears.

We could have toured an alternative farm that produces such nontraditional goods as heirloom apples and beeswax candles but we were told it wasn't well suited for children.

"I love the church bells in the background, and the Latin music coming from neighborhood houses," said Ms. Venables, who listens as she cultivates basil, cucumbers and arugula, as well as heirloom garlic.

"Bride dolls often serve as heirloom wedding mementos," said Ms. Fecher, whose 160-page book features dolls created by more than 60 contemporary artists, manufacturers and designers from the mid-1980's through 2000.

The Web site for John Daugherty, an old-line real estate firm, speaks to this fantasy in describing this neighborhood of gargantuan Tudors, Taras, Mediterraneans and mini-Versailles: "Experience a way of life as beautifully crafted and carefully guarded as heirloom silver.

Just the other day, she found a couple of cases of what she describes as beautiful heirloom tomatoes sitting next to a stall at the farmers' market at Abingdon Square.

So, are people investing in these contemporary pieces as heirlooms of the future?

Marketing them as heirlooms, however, is "a new concept, a concept of the early 21st century," Dr. Tracy said.

True, his blood stirred when he heard the gypsy songs and admired the silver cups that were handed down as heirlooms.

(I have the rusted remains of several rods and reels that I keep as reminders. I think of them as heirlooms).