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

‘Fixed as the look the young fellow meets is, there is yet in it some strange power of suddenly including the sketch over the chimneypiece.’

From The Problem of 'Edwin Drood' A Study in the Methods of Dickens by Nicoll, W. Robertson

He drew back from her, and leaned against the chimneypiece and looked at her more intently than before.

From The Immortal Moment The Story of Kitty Tailleur by Sinclair, May

He began to speak as he neared the architectural chimneypiece, merely throwing the words at J. Howard as he passed.

From The High Heart by King, Basil

I was about to be frightened when a man arose and restlessly moved toward the chimneypiece, not because there was anything there he desired to see, but because he couldn't continue to sit still.

From The High Heart by King, Basil