urns
- plural of urn.
Example Sentences
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Near a white tent, about a hundred empty urns awaited ashes of the dead after cremation.
From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026
The firm also owns Batesville, a company that makes caskets and cremation urns.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 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
Then, teetering on a step stool, I slipped the box onto the top shelf of the hall closet, right behind the Christmas wrap and the three urns containing the ashes of my dead dogs.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2025
There are silver-lidded sugar bowls and containers that look rather like urns.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
