as in ceramics
articles made of baked clay
we picked up some ceramic vases in a pottery store
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Recent Examples of pottery
There were bicycle rides through rice-paddy fields into villages known for pottery or palm sugar.
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Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2025
This allows for pottery that stands up to more—stoneware is much less likely to chip or break from normal use than porcelain or other delicate ceramics.
—Katie Akin, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025
My grandparents ran a pottery business, so one of my earliest memories was trying to make chess pieces out of clay.
—Kyle Roderick, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Alongside these household items, the virtual museum showcases stone tools and pottery from Native American campsites.
—Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Mar. 2025
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Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2025
This allows for pottery that stands up to more—stoneware is much less likely to chip or break from normal use than porcelain or other delicate ceramics.
—Katie Akin, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025
My grandparents ran a pottery business, so one of my earliest memories was trying to make chess pieces out of clay.
—Kyle Roderick, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Alongside these household items, the virtual museum showcases stone tools and pottery from Native American campsites.
—Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pottery
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“Pottery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pottery. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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