chancel

Example Sentences

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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

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

After the flames were put under control, a gilded cross was still standing alone — but intact — in the chancel surrounded by charred walls and water dripping from what is left of the roof.

From Washington Post

The architects who examined the crashed dome on the chancel floor concluded that the sanctuary’s roof was five times stronger than needed to hold even the heavy, wet snow left by the blizzard.

From Seattle Times