cupola

Example Sentences

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“They are still in power. The cupola is intact. But they don’t sleep at night.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

On the hill before him, a water tower lay smashed and a cupola of a mosque was askew.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2025

I knew the copper washing off the cupola roof was protecting the shingles but didn’t know why.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 26, 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

Overlooking the entire city was a watchman in the cupola of the Courthouse, one hundred feet above the ground.

From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy