How to Use terra-cotta in a Sentence

terra-cotta

noun

• Their charred bark was peeling off in curls, like terra-cotta tiles.
  — Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
• Keep any broken terra-cotta pots to use as drainage shards in the bottom.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 4 May 2026
• If the search for a large outdoor planter exhausts you—just get a terra-cotta planter.
  — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Apr. 2026
• The owner of the hoard buried it in a terra-cotta pot, which served as a sort of piggy bank.
  — Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 1 May 2023
• Plant in gritty soil in shallow, unglazed terra-cotta planters for good drainage.
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 30 May 2026
• The outside is faux-rustic, capped with terra-cotta roof tiles.
  — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
• Large pieces, not afraid to take up space, rendered in brass, terra-cotta, and velvet.
  — Rachel Gallaher, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2025
• Brown, tan, beige, and terra-cotta mimic the desert and prairie landscapes.
  — Elle Turner, Glamour, 31 May 2026
• Avoid overwatering and use clay or terra-cotta which helps keep soil on the dry side.
  — Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 31 Jan. 2026
• From cool gray to warm terra-cotta, neutral paint colors can transform any space.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Aug. 2023
• Unglazed terra-cotta pots dry soil faster, which suits drought-lovers like rosemary but not moisture-lovers like basil.
  — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2026
• Opting for a terra-cotta pot will also create more work for you as a plant parent.
  — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 11 Feb. 2026
• Warm undertones go great with gold, copper, peach, and terra-cotta.
  — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2026
• Gaines also makes sure to use terra-cotta tiles that still feel semi-modern rather than dated.
  — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 May 2025
• Hooper adds that starting seedlings will also not do well in terra-cotta pots for this same reason.
  — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 11 Feb. 2026
• The city’s terra-cotta rooftops and winding alleyways feel lifted from the pages of the play.
  — Becca Blond, AFAR Media, 10 Feb. 2025
• The fit is also cut to flatter, and comes in a basic black, navy, forest green, or a terra-cotta brown.
  — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2020
• The stone walls, terra-cotta floors, and wooden beams of medieval cottages have been preserved.
  — Susan Portnoy, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2023
• From handmade terra-cotta pumpkin lanterns to spooky ghost cloches, no decor detail was overlooked.
  — Isabella Milano, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Oct. 2025
• Don't miss the Cabernet Sauvignon aged in terra-cotta jars.
  — Chris Schalkx, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Feb. 2025
• The bricks in Toulouse have a unique, soft-reddish hue that casts a terra-cotta glow on everything around them.
  — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2025
• China has its terra-cotta warriors.
  — Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
• The terra-cotta and small floral motif couldn’t look more suited to outdoor dining in a lemon grove.
  — Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 12 Apr. 2025
• Potted purple flowers stood at the entrance of the carpet in large terra-cotta planters.
  — Beatrice Dupuy, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2026
• Outside, in the verdant herb garden, local breads are baked en plein air each morning in terra-cotta ovens.
  — Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2024
• The color adapts to the weather as the terra-cotta shifts from pale gray to dark brown depending on cloud cover and time of day.
  — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 4 Dec. 2024
• Young people walked freely among the terra-cotta buildings and mango trees, but there were military posts at the gates.
  — Alexis Okeowo, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
• On the slightly more orange side, terra-cotta tones are viewed in design as healing, soothing, and warm.
  — Petra Guglielmetti, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 May 2026
• Bathrooms painted in terra-cotta brown could boost a home's sale price by $1,624.
  — Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 20 June 2023
• In the bathroom are terra-cotta tiles and rainforest showers.
  — Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 29 May 2025