saucers

plural of saucer

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of saucers Howard hired an artist in 2023 to paint a mural depicting burger-like flying saucers piloted by aliens shooting ketchup and mustard. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2026 Teacups and saucers make petite stands ideal for small items such as jewelry, while dinner and salad plates work well for culinary uses, such as serving cookies or petit fours at a party. — Jennifer Bradley Franklin, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2026 His ceramic cups sit in saucers that are more like volcano cones, geologic. — Robert Sullivan, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026 The delicate teacups and saucers (like many of the hotel’s ceramics) are made by Noritake—a historic Japanese ceramics company which produced the nation’s first Western-style dinner set in 1914, just a few years after the prison opened. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026 The walls of their shop are now decorated with her tea cups, saucers and even a few recipes. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 31 Aug. 2026 Emptying standing water at least once a week to reduce mosquito breeding sites, such as tires, buckets, toys, pools, birdbaths, flowerpot saucers or trash containers. — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2026 Avoid using plant saucers or trays outdoors and don’t place rocks or other solid objects in the base of plant pots. — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 10 Aug. 2026 Advertisement Do the same weekly sweep for flowerpot saucers, buckets, toys, tarps, and anything else that has collected water. — Angela Haupt, Time, 3 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saucers
plates
Noun
  • Mac’s Fish & Chicken in Monroe pairs seafood plates with sheet cakes from The Bakery @ Mac’s, which offers more than 30 flavors of cakes and pies plus specialty desserts like banana pudding.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2026
  • There are even some using Southern Living’s pink Richmond Estate plates.
    — Jennifer Bradley Franklin, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2026

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“Saucers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saucers. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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