potter's wheel
Example Sentences
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Often he would wake up to the rhythmic sound of his father at work at his potter's wheel.
From BBC • May 26, 2025
“It’s a laborious process,” he said as he sat down and threw a vase at his potter’s wheel.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2023
He worked big, and his largest jars, like this one, started on the potter’s wheel but had to be completed by hand, using the coil method.
From New York Times • Sep. 22, 2022
Subtle rings from a potter’s wheel made when a piece is thrown, traces from fingertips pinching and sealing the clay together, brush strokes of glaze applied.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2022
Under the deep eaves at the back, Min kept his potter’s wheel.
From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park
