cupola

Example Sentences

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He raised the roof of the house he inherited; added wings, a porch and a cupola; and selected—along with his wife, Martha—the interior’s paint colors, wallpapers and furniture.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

Ms. Arcenaux said that she remembered looking down at Earth from the cupola window of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft on the second day of her journey.

From New York Times • Jun. 12, 2024

You capture the beauty looking out of the cupola, but also the claustrophobia of an I.S.S. “bedroom.”

From Salon • Jan. 19, 2024

Perched just above this strip of asphalt shingles was a large cupola with a copper roof.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 4, 2023

I looked up, and above me rose the square opening that formed the inside of the steeple, actually more like a high cupola.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien