How do you use Wedgwood in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like potter or thrower, plus the exact meaning.
Wedgwood in a sentence
Wedgwood meaning
- An English habitational surname from a place in Staffordshire.
- The ceramic ware with white embossed cameos made by Josiah Wedgwood, English potter.
Synonyms of Wedgwood
Using Wedgwood
- The main meaning on this page is: An English habitational surname from a place in Staffordshire. | The ceramic ware with white embossed cameos made by Josiah Wedgwood, English potter.
- Useful related words include: josiah wedgwood, potter, thrower, ceramicist.
- In the example corpus, wedgwood often appears in combinations such as: wedgwood and, josiah wedgwood, the wedgwood.
Context around Wedgwood
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 7 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Wedgwood
- In this selection, "wedgwood" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, josiah, anthony, 1767, benn, heritage and produced stand out and add context to how "wedgwood" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include mckendrick josiah wedgwood and the and 1800 thomas wedgwood made the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "wedgwood" sits close to words such as abrasion, abscess and aced, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with wedgwood
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Wedgwood was also a successful lobbyist. (6 words)
Anything Wedgwood made for the Queen was automatically exhibited before it was delivered. (13 words)
Davy was acquainted with the Wedgwood family, who spent a winter at Penzance. (13 words)
Doors lead off the hall to the grand sitting room with garden views and beautifully detailed Wedgwood ceramic fireplace and ceiling decor, oak panelled dining room and kitchen with bespoke cabinets, Corian work surfaces and garden views. (37 words)
Neil McKendrick Josiah Wedgwood and the Commercialization of the Potteries, p. 118. In 1767 Wedgwood and Bentley drew up an agreement to divide decorative wares between them, the domestic wares being sold on Wedgwood's behalf. (36 words)
A 47-year-old man entered Wedgwood Baptist Church in Fort Worth and opened fire during a concert in which hundreds of teens were present; the shooter shouted obscenities and demeaned parishioners for their religious beliefs. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
Neil McKendrick Josiah Wedgwood and the Commercialization of the Potteries, p. 118. In 1767 Wedgwood and Bentley drew up an agreement to divide decorative wares between them, the domestic wares being sold on Wedgwood's behalf.
The Wedgwood Heritage Trophy, awarded in honor of Lord Piers Wedgwood, is presented to the sailor or support staff who best represents the traditional values and history of sailing.
Neil McKendrick Josiah Wedgwood and the Commercialization of the Potteries, p. 105. Every new invention that Wedgwood produced - green glaze, creamware, black basalt and jasper - was quickly copied.
Whether they owned the original or merely possessed a Wedgwood copy mattered little to Wedgwood's customers.
A 47-year-old man entered Wedgwood Baptist Church in Fort Worth and opened fire during a concert in which hundreds of teens were present; the shooter shouted obscenities and demeaned parishioners for their religious beliefs.
Doors lead off the hall to the grand sitting room with garden views and beautifully detailed Wedgwood ceramic fireplace and ceiling decor, oak panelled dining room and kitchen with bespoke cabinets, Corian work surfaces and garden views.
Sarah Bush, a member of The Wedgwood’s front of house team, worked hard to get the bi-monthly socials off the ground at the back end of last year.
The brown tourist sign is on the A53 at Etruria and directs people to the former Wedgwood and Doulton Outlet.
Wedgwood candlestick, dolphin form, black basalt, exaggerated head and features, tail curled up ending in a fluted cup, rectangular base with shell border, impressed mark on bottom, 8 3/4 by 6 inches, $620.
Given the scale of the efforts on Wedgwood Street, which has seen it shut between Jenkins Street and the Moorland Road junction, it would appear that is just as complex.
In a pleasingly circular, old-fashioned way, the director of that 1959 broadcast was Tony Benn (then known as Anthony Wedgwood Benn), whose son Hilary is now a prominent Labour MP.
In this photo from June 28, 1965, British prime minister Harold Wilson, left, speaks to US president Lyndon B. Johnson while British postmaster general Anthony Wedgwood Benn listens in on another telephone, in London.
Wedgwood was also a successful lobbyist.
After passing on his company to his sons, Wedgwood died at home, probably of cancer of the jaw, in 1795.
Anything Wedgwood made for the Queen was automatically exhibited before it was delivered.
Around the year 1800, Thomas Wedgwood made the first known attempt to capture the image in a camera obscura by means of a light-sensitive substance.
As a result of the close association that grew up between the Wedgwood and Darwin families, Josiah's eldest daughter would later marry Erasmus' son.
Davy was acquainted with the Wedgwood family, who spent a winter at Penzance.
In 1780, his long-time business partner Thomas Bentley died, and Wedgwood turned to Darwin for help in running the business.
Includes the complete text of Humphry Davy's 1802 paper, which is the only known contemporary record of Wedgwood's experiments.
Common combinations with wedgwood
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: