as in ceramics
articles made of baked clay
we picked up some ceramic vases in a pottery store
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Archaeologists have found pottery and inscriptions around Abydos showing that, during the late Roman period around 1,700 years ago, people were digging into tombs to extract the limestone, granite and quartzite within.
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Alan Yuhas, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The jewelry stash was found remarkably intact, preserved inside a broken pottery vessel, as Khaled explains in the statement.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2025
Woodland Era pottery remnants at archaeological sites from as long as 2,000 years ago show that the fall and springtime runs of Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus) upstream were celebrated with feasting.
—Logan Kistler, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2025
The idea is to combine the calming, creative effects of cannabis with the joy of making art—whether that’s painting a masterpiece or crafting the perfect pottery mug.
—Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2025
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Alan Yuhas, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The jewelry stash was found remarkably intact, preserved inside a broken pottery vessel, as Khaled explains in the statement.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2025
Woodland Era pottery remnants at archaeological sites from as long as 2,000 years ago show that the fall and springtime runs of Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus) upstream were celebrated with feasting.
—Logan Kistler, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2025
The idea is to combine the calming, creative effects of cannabis with the joy of making art—whether that’s painting a masterpiece or crafting the perfect pottery mug.
—Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 19 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 2 May. 2025.
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