How to Use porcelain in a Sentence

porcelain

noun

• The bowl is made of porcelain.
• One of the rooms in the guest wing has a fireplace with porcelain tile.
  — oregonlive, 10 Mar. 2021
• The ceramic and porcelain shards on the floor had been swept against the wall.
  — Samanta Schweblin, The New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2025
• The porcelain coffee cup in her hand is still on sale for $150.
  — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 3 Mar. 2024
• Floors here and through the main rooms are white Italian porcelain.
  — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 7 May 2021
• 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
• When the ship returned, its traders sold tea and porcelain on the open market.
  — Barry C. Lynn, Harper's Magazine, 18 Aug. 2020
• Four small porcelain angels and a bracelet were also in the bag.
  — Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 24 Mar. 2024
• The doc tells the story of porcelain artists whose lives are turned upside down by the terrors of the war in Ukraine.
  — Addie Morfoot, Variety, 7 Feb. 2025
• 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
• The artist took the porcelain and filled its cracks with a mixture of lacquered resin and powdered gold.
  — Kevin Fisher-Paulson, SFChronicle.com, 22 Dec. 2020
• 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
• At the new shelter, a staffer picks the stuff up with a metal scoops and carries it a few short steps to the porcelain bowl.
  — Steve Rubenstein, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Mar. 2021
• Her old windpipe looks raw and red, her new one smooth as porcelain.
  — New York Times, 6 Apr. 2021
• And Paulina’s in-laws treated her like a porcelain doll.
  — The Foretold Team, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2023
• Classic white porcelain with black trim, made in the style of Paris bistros for Sur la Table.
  — Cary Jenkins, Arkansas Online, 15 May 2021
• All you’re left with is a smooth porcelain surface that resists buildup and is easy to wipe down.
  — Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Feb. 2025
• 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
• Watson imbues Valya with the warmth of gazpacho and the charm of a cursed porcelain doll.
  — Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 18 Nov. 2024
• Black porcelain is easy to clean by hand or in a dishwasher.
  — Michael Pollick, chicagotribune.com, 19 Dec. 2020
• In sorrow and pain and cost, Sir, porcelain troubles me most.
  — Robert Pinsky, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2025
• 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
• His knife moves across the thick porcelain plate, making a thud sound as food hits a plastic bag.
  — New York Times, 7 Apr. 2021
• The bathroom is attached, with a white porcelain pedestal sink and a combined tub and shower.
  — Angela Serratore, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
• The number represents the temperature required for porcelain to mature in a kiln.
  — Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 19 Mar 2025