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Recent Examples of tureenParsons is also grateful to have found an ironstone soup tureen when cleaning out her late grandmother’s attic.—Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 8 July 2024 Their line, Gohar (Old) World, sells vintage pieces like butter curlers, tureens, and egg cups, which Gohar likes to mix in with more modern designs.—Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 24 June 2024 Rather than having servants deliver one course at a time, the long dining tables were set with piles of food in elaborate chaffing dishes, tureens and trays so that guests were encouraged to graze their way through the bounteous offerings.—Gaile Robinson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024 Try a single bulb in an old and intricately patterned gravy boat or teacup, or, for more impact, plant several bulbs together in a lidless soupier or tureen, covering the soil with a layer of green moss that can either be lifted from the garden or bought in bags from floristry suppliers.—Paula Sutton, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2023 See All Example Sentences for tureen
The Thunder defense is a very complex storm in an arena-sized teacup.
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Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
The four-decade veteran of As the World Turns made her exit after just over a year on the series in appropriately grand fashion, by swigging a teacup full of crushed sleeping pills in a January episode.
The day starts with Jesse chasing his hangover with two big goblets of champagne, so by the time the cast climbs into a Sprinter to go to a winery, Jesse is already chair of the itty-bitty-litty committee.
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Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
14 May 2025
But whether the ancient residents of Troy truly sipped wine out of these goblets has long been consigned to the realm of speculation.
For example, higher-quality glass, like ceramic glass, tends to be more scratch-resistant and durable than more affordable iterations.
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Shivani Vyas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 June 2025
The sculpture appears in the form of a glass cube, which glows with light that changes color based on live temperature data taken from the Hoh Rain Forest in near Seattle, Washington State.
Before the first red tones Begin to warm the sky
The earth wakes up, and moans
At the small sad cry
Of cups and saucers cracking,
The masters’ precious dream
Of roses, of mowers raking
And shepherds on the lawn.
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Robert Pinsky,
The New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2025
Protect your furniture with saucers and trays under your plants.
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Erica Browne Grivas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 May 2025
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