pewter

Example Sentences

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The person who catches the biggest fish goes home with an engraved pewter cup.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

There was a claw-foot tub with pewter fixtures, a charmingly messy bookshelf window-seat, a kitchen painted a cool green.

From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2024

Instead of pewter, Charrière employs polished stainless steel panels, the largest more than seven feet tall.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2023

The team’s primary colors have been red and pewter since 1997.

From Washington Times • Oct. 16, 2023

The floor had been fresh-sanded, the hearthstone polished, the pewter scoured.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare