china

Example Sentences

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We have a building wide and long enough that within the building, you can find strong daylight for, let’s say, china or pottery, which love daylight.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Unless organizations develop clear strategies, A.I. in the workplace becomes a bull in a china shop—with those who never even wanted it tasked with cleaning up the mess.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026

The court heard Alison-Madueke would also spend hours in Thomas Goode, a china and silverware shop in Mayfair, and once arrived with an entourage of about four or five people.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

Like many people, my garage and closets are littered with the detritus of modern life—from stacks of paperbacks and fancy china to a fussy tea maker, still swaddled in its box.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025

Cecil slid the bone china chair beneath her.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck