chancel
Example Sentences
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He said the candle-and-flower clad chancel and stained glass windows installed when his grandfather was a congregant were a touchstone for generations.
From Washington Times • Dec. 1, 2018
The coffins have been left undisturbed, though builders have installed a glass panel in the chancel floor above them for visitors to catch a glimpse.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2017
Before I visited Jamestown, all I knew about a chancel was that it is a legal Scrabble word.
From Slate • Aug. 4, 2015
"We've known since 2010 that there were burials in the chancel of the church," said Jamestown Rediscovery Director William M. Kelso earlier this month in an interview at the gravesite.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2015
Hearing a cautious step behind me, I glanced over my shoulder: one of the strangers—a gentleman, evidently—was advancing up the chancel.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
