potholder

Example Sentences

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I dipped them in the hardening brown goo with the scalding pan resting on a flowery potholder, one at a time, singeing my fingertips and waving my hand in pain.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2022

When a potholder catches fire while she’s making coffee, Caroline Bryant perceives the boy’s smile in the flame.

From Washington Post • Nov. 8, 2022

One of my friends is sewing medical masks, using the loops from a child’s potholder weaving kit for the earpieces.

From The Guardian • Apr. 10, 2020

“Is that Marimekko?” someone whispered, referring to the Finnish company known for its potholder prints.

From New York Times • Oct. 1, 2017

With the potholder, remove the pan and add one layer of popcorn kernels.

From Electricity for the 4-H Scientist Idaho Agricultural Extension Service Bulletin 396, June, 1962 by Wilson, Eric B.