How to Use bone china in a Sentence
bone china
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Sure, some of us guests hanker for the bone china and starched white linen.
—James P. Dewan, chicagotribune.com, 17 May 2018
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The lightweight pieces are made from durable bone china and trimmed with platinum.
—Jamie Kim, Good Housekeeping, 11 Oct. 2022
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Each of these pieces is crafted of English fine bone china.
—Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 28 Sep. 2018
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The corn tea which followed was equally lovely, and made all the more so being served out of bone china cups made with waste bones from the Blue Hill kitchen.
—Maria Geyman, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2022
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It’s made with strong bone china yet doesn’t come with the high price tag as other luxury bone china brands.
—Deanne Revel, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Jan. 2023
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Specifically, bone china is made up of at least 25% bone ash.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 30 June 2021
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It's made of fine bone china and is 12 inches in diameter.
—Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2021
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In the chateau, Brault has created a room painted in celadon green and brick red where tea and cakes are served to visitors on old mismatched bone china.
—Claudine Doury, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Oct. 2020
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The famed British version of afternoon tea can be as imposing as its fine bone china.
—Richard Morgan, Star Tribune, 9 Mar. 2021
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Those models are museum pieces, shoved away in attics as relics along with bone china tea sets.
—Max, Longreads, 12 May 2020
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There have been sterling silver protractors, and tin cans, and even a greenhouse, as well as bone china to-go coffee cups in Tiffany blue.
—Reed Krakoff, Town & Country, 27 Nov. 2018
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Queen Elizabeth drinks Earl Grey from a bone china cup and would probably be aghast at the commoners who add milk.
—Zahra Pettican, Bon Appetit, 8 May 2018
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Meanwhile, fine bone china is a great choice for more formal occasions.
—Kelsey Mulvey, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2022
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There are also bone china and cut crystal pieces, piggy banks, and cashmere blankets.
—Stellene Volandes, Town & Country, 12 Sep. 2017
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Tablewear is made in unique materials, such as fine bone china, crystal, and porcelain.
—Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 Apr. 2010
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Made from new bone china, the collection is comprised of 51 pieces, including plates, bowls, cups, teapots and carafes, available in four colours: creamy white, soft grey, dusty rose and a vibrant coral.
—Bridget Arsenault, Forbes, 29 May 2021
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It’s fully equipped with a teapot, teaspoons, strainer, bespoke bone china cups and saucers, our unique tea blend and glass bottles for your milk and honey (or a nip of something stronger…).
—Felicity Carter, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2021
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At Cath Kidston, where winsome London prints are always the cup of tea, 7.50 will buy a bone china mug printed with those red London buses.
—Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2017
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Last year, Wedgwood debuted a fine bone china collection based on Bridges’s toile.
—Jura Koncius, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2023
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Now, a year later, Tiffany is selling a bone china version of that paper cup—same shape, same blue, the name in black—along with silver plates crimped like standard-issue paper ones.
—Reed Krakoff, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 May 2018
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This bone china design will become a treasured keepsake.
—Harper's Magazine, 24 Nov. 2020
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Reviewers love that the pieces, made of bone china, are light, thin, practically flawless and neatly stackable.
—Jamie Kim, Good Housekeeping, 11 Oct. 2022
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The range features a variety of high-end bone china decked out in vibrant colors reminiscent of the Dame's personal style.
—Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2023
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This Mikasa 16-piece bone china set is currently half price and features delicate wildflowers on mugs, side plates, bowls and dinner plates.
—Fiona Tapp, CNN Underscored, 21 Oct. 2020
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Lily Spicer, a spokeswoman for the trust that manages the official royal gift shops, said commemorative bone china pieces have been among the most popular items.
—Karla Adam, Washington Post, 31 May 2022
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My grandmother’s precious heirloom: Antique bone china, shipped over from England at the turn of the nineteenth century.
—Kristen Mulrooney, The New Yorker, 28 May 2021
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Two years later, to commemorate her coronation, the queen gave Eisenhower a gold trimmed, bone china vase with the crests of the countries remaining in the British Commonwealth.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 18 Sep. 2022
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Tea is served in custom bone china featuring Claridge's design, while guests can take in the surrounding 1930s art deco design of the Foyer & Reading Room.
—Kelsey Fowler, Travel + Leisure, 3 Jan. 2022
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Moist ribs plopped on a Chinet plate are still light years better than Escargot on bone China with a perfectly symmetrical drizzle of parsley butter.
—Andy Staples, SI.com, 4 June 2018
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Afternoon tea sandwiches, cakes, scones and more will be served on a peach and white striped bone china by French porcelain purveyor Bernardaud – a playful nod to the much loved signature Claridge’s jade and white tea service.
—Caroline Tell, Forbes, 15 Apr. 2022
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