as in pottery
articles made of baked clay
a display of beautifully hand-painted crockery on the kitchen countertop
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Examples of crockery in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Cosmetically, hard water can stain your appliances, crockery, cutlery, and glassware by leaving chalky deposits on the surface.
—
USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024
The music, in this case, arises not from a conventional score, but rather from the diegetic accompaniments of soup bubbling in a pot, butter sizzling in a pan and utensils scraping against crockery.
—Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2023
The suffocating scent of death hung in the air as broken glass crunched underfoot, and children’s toys, energy drinks, musical instruments and broken crockery were strewn about in shattered homes.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
Gazans were looting and ransacking homes, taking computers, clothes, crockery, televisions and phones, survivors said.
—Ronen Bergman, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2023
See all Example Sentences for crockery 
USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024
The music, in this case, arises not from a conventional score, but rather from the diegetic accompaniments of soup bubbling in a pot, butter sizzling in a pan and utensils scraping against crockery.
—Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2023
The suffocating scent of death hung in the air as broken glass crunched underfoot, and children’s toys, energy drinks, musical instruments and broken crockery were strewn about in shattered homes.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
Gazans were looting and ransacking homes, taking computers, clothes, crockery, televisions and phones, survivors said.
—Ronen Bergman, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2023
See all Example Sentences for crockery
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'crockery.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Thesaurus Entries Near crockery
Cite this Entry
“Crockery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crockery. Accessed 13 Oct. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share