urn
noun
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
urns
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pluralof urn.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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I stopped a woman in her early 80s near the incense urns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Near a white tent, about a hundred empty urns awaited ashes of the dead after cremation.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
He has added gold trim to the crown molding, smothered the walls with gold-framed artworks and gold-painted embellishments, placed inch-thick gold coasters on the desk, and lined up gold urns on the mantel.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
Soldiers who demonstrated "extraordinary valour" are honoured with outdoor graves and tombstones, while others are commemorated in urns inside the columbarium.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
When they pressed their faces to the dark windows, they saw that everything was gone—the tables and chairs and big copper urns, the chalkboard where the figures for the day’s trades had been posted.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
