mantelpiece

Example Sentences

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She's a Hollywood A-lister, with a mantelpiece groaning under the weight of awards.

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2025

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

A fallen tree’s “live edge” can make a nice mantelpiece or floating shelf, Elfline suggests.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 14, 2023

And then Coraline found herself wondering why the other mother would have placed a snow globe on the drawing-room mantelpiece; for the mantelpiece, in Coraline’s world, was quite bare.

From "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman