nave
Example Sentences
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That project arguably reached its apotheosis in his 28 frescoes on the life of Francis that run along the nave of the upper church in Assisi.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
The Monreale mosaics were meant to impress, humble and inspire the visitor who walked down the central nave, following the fashion of Constantinople, the capital of the surviving Roman empire in the east.
From BBC • Dec. 23, 2024
For example, archaeologist Cédric Moulis of the University of Lorraine painstakingly reassembled dozens of wedge-shaped stones called voussoirs recovered from the collapsed vaulted ceiling over the nave to glean insights into their mechanical properties.
From Science Magazine • Dec. 5, 2024
A crane hoisted them onto the nave of the cathedral, which was devastated by fire in 2019.
From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2024
I watched as the sun dropped toward the horizon and the glass of the sanctuary windows cast beams of blood red and royal blue across the dim nave.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
Vocabulary lists containing nave
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