How to use urn in a sentence

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• The urn containing his ashes was eventually removed to a closet.From the entry ash
• The urn shattered into smithereens the moment it hit the ground.From the entry smithereens
• A traditional Russian tea urn, a samovar, with bubliks, which are similar to bagels.2010, M. A. Arshinova, Olga Bogdanova, Sergey I. Bolysov, Michelle Felton, Rinas V. Kashbrasiev, Alex Kharytanovich, Igor Kotin, Svetlana…. From the entry bublik
• Lucky his goodbuddies there didn't turn your head into a votive urn.1979, Stephen King, The Dead Zone, New York, N.Y.: Viking Press, →ISBN, page 329. From the entry goodbuddy
• It was a stone cherub pouring water from an urn, the sign of Aquarius, the Water Bearer!1971, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle and the Magic Zodiac, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 146. From the entry Water Bearer
• The Navy uses several types of coffee makers – urns, silexes, and percolators.1965, Stewardsman, United States. Bureau of Naval Personnel, page 31. From the entry silex
• Also from Holland, a giant copper coffee urn on a brass stand with an alcohol burner.1953 April 19–25, “It’s New to Us”, in Donald C. Stuart Jr., Dan D. Coyle, editors, Town Topics, volume VIII, number 6, Princeton, N.J.…. From the entry cafe royale
• Relevant material is also covered on the containers for remains in those and in the entries on cineraria, columbaria, and urns.2016, Lewis H. Mates, Encyclopedia of Cremation. From the entry cinerarium
• He carries his tray of blintzes filled with cottage cheese to the coffee urns and drains off a mug’s worth.2007, Michael Chabon, The Yiddish Policemen’s Union, 4th Estate (2010), page 147. From the entry blintz
• There was a table in the corner with an urn of hot water on it, and a bowl of tea-bags.1991, Frank Ronan, A Picnic in Eden, London: Sceptre, published 1992, →ISBN, book 2, pages 114–115. From the entry tea-bag
• Hidden behind a large stone urn full of verbena, Dottie watched as her enemy greeted Johnny at the door.1988, Elizabeth Spencer, “The Legacy”, in On the Gulf (Author and Artist Series), Jackson, Miss.; London: University Press of Mississippi…. From the entry verbena
• "I'm going to be working at this new designer's boutique — urn, Jones Uptown — in Harlem as soon as it opens," Aphro spurts out.2009, Deborah Gregory, Catwalk: Strike a Pose, page 78. From the entry faboo
• The columbarium (vaults lined with recesses for cinerary urns) in the form of a grotto (a cave-like structure) is the centerpiece of the Elks plot.2004, Douglas Keister, Stories in Stone, Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 13. From the entry columbarium
• The household uses of copper are principally for cooking utensils and a variety of miscellaneous items, such as urns, bowls, hods, lamps, candlesticks, vases, book ends, and ash trays.1938, Raymond B[artlett] Stevens et al., “Copper Utensils and Hollow or Flat Plate”, in Trade Agreement between the United States and the…. From the entry hod
• And she poured from a golden urn, into a cup of the same metal, the sombre-coloured beverage which she had mingled with the soporiferous juice of the nepenthe.1908, Lafcadio Hearn, King Candaules. From the entry soporiferous

Meaning of urn

1. noun A vase with a footed base.
2. noun A metal vessel for serving tea or coffee.
3. noun A vessel for the ashes or cremains of a deceased person.

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Questions about urn in a sentence

How do you use urn in a sentence?

Urn is used as a noun and verb. For example: “The urn containing his ashes was eventually removed to a closet.”

What is a short sentence with urn?

“The urn containing his ashes was eventually removed to a closet.”

What does urn mean?

Urn means a vase with a footed base.