How to Use porcelain in a Sentence
porcelain
noun- The bowl is made of porcelain.
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The porcelain coffee cup in her hand is still on sale for $150.
— Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 3 Mar. 2024 -
Plus, the cream porcelain color works with many decor styles.
— Hannah Baker, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Mar. 2023 -
They're hand-painted, porcelain, easy-to-stack, and have a drip-free edge.
— Sara Coughlin, SELF, 10 Nov. 2022 -
The staging of the shot is great too, with the delicate look of the porcelain next to a pile of fireworks.
— Kris Holt, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022 -
That, or telling them that your mother was a porcelain doll.
— Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024 -
Four small porcelain angels and a bracelet were also in the bag.
— Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 24 Mar. 2024 -
If the sweetest part of the day with your spouse is tea in the morning, this porcelain tea set is sure to melt hearts.
— Terri Huggins Hart, Woman's Day, 1 Aug. 2022 -
Blue and white porcelain keeps it light, while piles of pine cones keep the scheme seasonal.
— Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 11 Aug. 2023 -
This is an adorable porcelain pour-over set that comes with a little tray to keep things tidy.
— Jess Grey, Wired, 27 Nov. 2021 -
And Paulina’s in-laws treated her like a porcelain doll.
— The Foretold Team, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2023 -
If your sink is not porcelain, first, wait until all the water has drained from the sink (yes, this might take a while).
— Angela Belt, House Beautiful, 29 Mar. 2023 -
To make your own box, start with a bag or two of dumplings and add in accessories like a porcelain soup spoon and a nice bowl.
— WIRED, 8 Nov. 2023 -
On the first level, the floor is porcelain tile in a herringbone pattern laid in pairs.
— Libertina Brandt, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2022 -
This is a sick pup who creates porcelain dolls of his victims and leaves them as clues.
— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 9 July 2024 -
The tablet, which has rounded edges and corners, comes in three colors: porcelain, hazel and rose, and starts at $499.
— Samantha Kelly, CNN, 10 May 2023 -
It’s as though each one is a porcelain cup, and each of those cups has been stacked one on top of another.
— Caitlin Flanagan, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2021 -
There was a beautiful blue-and-white porcelain vase from the mid-1700s that was up for auction.
— Dennis Kight, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024 -
Holt scoured the bathroom for weapons, finding only the porcelain lid from the tank of her toilet.
— Jonathan Edwards, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Feb. 2022 -
Then mix touch-up porcelain paint to match the color of the tile as closely as possible.
— Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2023 -
The 22-inch bowl is porcelain-enameled for great heat retention while the grates are cast iron.
— Adria Greenhauff, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2022 -
Above the fireplace hang slabs of bookmatched porcelain.
— Hannah Selinger, WSJ, 4 May 2022 -
For cold sake, use a smaller cup made of porcelain, metal or glass.
— Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2022 -
The brilliant porcelain coating is just a bonus, making the kettle look like a piece of decor.
— Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 16 July 2024 -
The marble-look porcelain-tile backsplash extends from counter to ceiling around the stove and range hood.
— Benjamin C Tankersley, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2022 -
And the party didn’t stop once the last bite of honey cake dessert was served—on a fine set of Loro Piana stripe-trimmed, bone porcelain plates, by the way.
— Vogue, 11 July 2023 -
Those are the devices, made of porcelain or polymer, that hold up power lines at the top of the pole and keep the power lines from touching.
— Diego Mendoza-Moyers, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Apr. 2022 -
The dukes as well as kings, popes, cardinals, and princes of a certain era obsessed over porcelain.
— Brian T. Allen, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023 -
Lucky are the greens that get served in these porcelain serving bowls, each hand-cast in Nashville by Sarah Cihat.
— Bon Appétit, 19 Nov. 2021 -
John brings home a porcelain doll for Mia, intending it as a gift for their baby.
— Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 6 Oct. 2024
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