umbrella stand
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"You can put those in there if you like," she said, pointing to an umbrella stand.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2025
Around him, the scholar’s stuff: books, a lamp, a houseplant, some furled umbrellas in an umbrella stand, ready for use.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 20, 2020
However, upon closer inspection, zoologists at the Natural History Museum determined that the supposed tracks were identical and likely made with an umbrella stand or ashtray that had a hippopotamus leg as a base.
From Fox News ● Feb. 18, 2020
The couple viewed the vestibule as a design challenge and untapped potential for a grand opening into the space that would go beyond the traditional layout of desk, lamp, coat rack and umbrella stand.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 23, 2019
“Heavens” was what Aunt Kitty might have sighed just then as she watched me strut, my full skirts knocking over the umbrella stand.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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