mantelpiece

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The density of the ornament is matched only by its cheapness, with chalices lined up on the mantelpiece like the decorator raided the trophy case of a middle-school gymnasium.

From Slate • Aug. 5, 2025

This product is about 4 inches long, with a string for hanging from your rearview mirror or mantelpiece.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2023

Emma, who lives with husband Kevin Roberts, 53, said she'll buy a copy of Ziggy's photo to put up on the mantelpiece alongside Chloe and Megan's.

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2022

Often when all seven siblings get together with their mother, the mother wants a new “family shot” taken for her mantelpiece.

From Washington Post • Sep. 26, 2022

His grandma’s precious clock, hanging over the mantelpiece, the pendulum swinging back and forth, back and forth, like it was getting on with its own, private life, not caring about Conor at all.

From "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness