1
: a vessel that is typically an ornamental vase on a pedestal and that is used for various purposes (such as preserving the ashes of the dead after cremation)
2
: a closed vessel usually with a spigot for serving a hot beverage
a coffee urn
Examples of urn in a Sentence
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Some of the urns also contained jewelry, such as bracelets or rings.
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2024
No one who spoke with PEOPLE for this story knows how the urn reached the Goodwill in Sheboygan.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024
Add them to empty flower pots and urns, use them as a placeholder in your window’s flower box, or stick them in hanging baskets.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2024
Drawing from the new urn of capital, Marina and Soraya invested in 29 companies, putting in $1 million to $3 million at a time, which gave TMV upwards of 15 percent of seed-stage and early-stage startups.
—Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 14 Feb. 2024
Afterward, a woman who hugged an urn with Barlow’s ashes was asked about the judge’s sentence.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 26 Jan. 2024
Thousands of items are lost across the city's sprawling transport network every month, including all manner of more common things such a funeral urns, a welder's mask and a blender.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2024
Clark said three dozen temporary urns were found inside the home with some being empty.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2024
Other urns were found in a moving truck parked outside and still others were in a hearse, where investigators found the woman’s body covered with blankets, Clark said.
—Amy Beth Hanson, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2024
Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2024
No one who spoke with PEOPLE for this story knows how the urn reached the Goodwill in Sheboygan.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024
Add them to empty flower pots and urns, use them as a placeholder in your window’s flower box, or stick them in hanging baskets.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2024
Drawing from the new urn of capital, Marina and Soraya invested in 29 companies, putting in $1 million to $3 million at a time, which gave TMV upwards of 15 percent of seed-stage and early-stage startups.
—Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 14 Feb. 2024
Afterward, a woman who hugged an urn with Barlow’s ashes was asked about the judge’s sentence.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 26 Jan. 2024
Thousands of items are lost across the city's sprawling transport network every month, including all manner of more common things such a funeral urns, a welder's mask and a blender.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2024
Clark said three dozen temporary urns were found inside the home with some being empty.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2024
Other urns were found in a moving truck parked outside and still others were in a hearse, where investigators found the woman’s body covered with blankets, Clark said.
—Amy Beth Hanson, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2024
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“Urn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urn. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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urn
noun1
: a container that has the form of a vase on a base and often is used for keeping the ashes of the dead
2
: a closed vessel usually with a faucet for serving a hot beverage
coffee urn
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