chimneypiece

Example Sentences

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The huge chimneypiece was cracked, though, and the hearth was empty.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

There were magazines, Reviews and illustrated papers everywhere in evidence, an open box of cigarettes upon the chimneypiece, an armful of flowers thrown loose upon the table, as well as the roses upon her desk.

From The Wicked Marquis by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)

“Good night, Flick,” said Trevor, smiling; and then, as the door closed, he turned to find Pratt leaning against the chimneypiece, counting over his winnings.

From Thereby Hangs a Tale Volume One by Fenn, George Manville

The candlesticks, the vases upon the chimneypiece, the fire-irons, the ornaments upon the walls, were all such as he had been wont to associate with the remote past.

From The Great Keinplatz Experiment and Other Tales of Twilight and the Unseen by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

He had drawn his chair still closer to the fire, and now sat with his feet, not on the fender, but half-way up one of the pilasters that supported the chimneypiece.

From In Accordance with the Evidence by Onions, Oliver [pseud.]