How to Use pottery in a Sentence

pottery

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  • She was a painter for years before she discovered pottery.
  • He has collected pottery for years.
  • The pottery for sale are all sizes, and for use indoors and out.
    — oregonlive, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Some of this is the pottery distinct to the area, characterized by lines and shapes.
    — Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 19 Jan. 2024
  • However, pottery is the bread and butter of Art on Clay.
    — Megan Woolard, Journal Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Lastly, Delft is a nod to the iconic blue-and-white Dutch pottery pattern.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2022
  • Photos show some of the wells and pottery vessels dating back at least 700 years.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
  • White and gray, milk white and bread brown—milk in a brown pottery bowl—that was Whitehall in the afternoon rain.
    — Mavis Gallant, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2022
  • It is filled to the (very high) ceiling with amazing porcelain, bronze, glass and pottery.
    — Helena Madden, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2022
  • The clay used to make the pottery was of fine quality, ensuring the prints were well preserved.
    — Hillel Kuttler, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2022
  • If neither of you have been to a pottery class before, don’t worry!
    — Alyssa Girdwain, Women's Health, 17 Mar. 2023
  • It can also be used to emboss your next pottery project.
    — Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Pet items at the market include Rocky Jaeger of Rock Dogs’ pet bowls and pottery figurines.
    — Jeastman, oregonlive, 9 June 2023
  • The objects include pieces of pottery, a piece of leather, a large mammal skull fragment and an acorn.
    — Michael Hill, ajc, 22 Feb. 2023
  • The pottery was brightly colored and easy to clean, Briggs said.
    — Mary Carole McCauley, baltimoresun.com, 13 Mar. 2022
  • In 2007, Mazar found two charred pottery seals near that corner, from the time of the destruction of Solomon’s Temple.
    — Marion Fischel, Sun Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2022
  • Among those were glass beads, pottery, clay figures, tiles, and more than 100 hairpins.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 4 May 2023
  • Mix in pieces of white pottery and smoky glassware for a more collected look.
    — Anna Logan, Country Living, 28 July 2023
  • Earthenware, the third main type of ceramic, is one of the oldest forms of pottery.
    — Samantha MacAvoy, Good Housekeeping, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Decades prior to ‘50 Shades,’ the pottery wheel scene was probably one of the most talked about in film history.
    — cleveland, 18 Jan. 2023
  • Take that last-minute trip to your local ski mountain, sign up for a pottery class, and say yes to hanging out with a new group of friends.
    — Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 22 Nov. 2023
  • The unglazed pottery had absorbed small traces of animal, wheat, dairy fats and oils that had been cooked inside of them.
    — Danya Gainor, CNN, 13 Sep. 2022
  • The Mayans created their story on their pottery, so the database rolls out the images flat.
    — Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2022
  • The shop sells everything from earthy stoneware and pottery to handblown glass and woodwork.
    — Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Currently on sale at Walmart, this spooky Chia Pet kit comes with a pottery planter, drip tray, and chia seeds.
    — Brittany Natale, redbookmag.com, 26 May 2023
  • There’s no doubt the internet has catalyzed the frenzy around Dunn’s pottery.
    — Courtney Vinopal, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2023
  • This pottery is made of the alluvial soil that makes the Indo-Gangetic plains so fertile.
    — Ruby Mellen, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2023
  • But the style of the depiction is called codex style, a form of pottery very specific to northern Peten area in Guatemala.
    — Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 26 May 2023
  • Along with pottery, the team has excavated kilns, as well as clues that workers in the city smelted iron ores, Frachetti says.
    — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2024
  • The route is dotted with charming villages known for their artisan textiles and pottery, boutique palenques distilling mezcal, and local markets bursting with the colors and flavors of Oaxaca.
    — Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024

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