chancel

Example Sentences

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Before he could say another word, men from each corner of the chancel hooted and howled.

From Los Angeles Times

She was a deacon, bell ringer and member of the chancel choir at Falls Church Presbyterian Church for more than 50 years.

From Washington Post

By turns mournful and joyous, the instrument energized congregations and fostered a call and response between the chancel and the pews.

From Washington Post

Above the chancel of Santa María la Blanca, a small, bustling parish church in Canillejas, sits an ornate wooden ceiling of stars and leaves that is among the finest, and oldest, in Spain.

From The Guardian

The beam fell at the east end of the chancel on 10 August and the damage was discovered the following morning by a cleaner.

From BBC