Example Sentences

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The jugs are handmade and hand painted by potters at Bairstow Manor in Stoke-on-Trent.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Wherever Mr. Fox travels, and especially in Hackney, in London’s East End, he has noted the rapid proliferation of craft breweries, quilters, potters, basket-makers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

We inherited many of Beverly’s treasures once the place became ours, including richly hued bowls, mugs and serving pieces made by regional potters as well as signed oils and watercolors, drawings and numbered prints.

From Salon • Jan. 16, 2025

While many potters generally do not like repetitive work, Chernoff believes her work as an engineer gave her an aptitude for repetitive tasks without “going out of my mind.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2023

At the kiln the potters no longer joked among themselves or smoked idly.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park