finial

Example Sentences

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One finial, or spire top, plummeted hundreds of feet into a shrub below, while two others also broke off their spires.

From Washington Post • Aug. 19, 2021

In addition to the Rembrandt, there were some unusually esoteric items that were taken as well, like a Chinese gu vessel and a finial off a Napoleonic flag.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2021

Myrick spray-painted a nearby cement finial in the same bright yellow as the fence.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2021

Someone donated an original finial from the Woolworth Building in Manhattan.

From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2018

The smooth blue of her chest was unpierced by the iron finial, and her hair was still studded with flowers.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor