spire

Example Sentences

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Who expected that Notre-Dame Cathedral would emerge from the debris and lift its spire once more over the roofs of Paris, just five years after the fire of 2019?

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

Barcelona stretched out in every direction, a mosaic of old stone, glass and spire, Gaudí’s Sagrada Familia standing like an undone sentry among the rest.

From Salon • Dec. 6, 2025

Exiting Raffles onto the busy road, I noticed across the street the spire of a snow-white Gothic chapel with stained glass windows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

Before the fire, the cathedral was already deemed to be in a state of severe disrepair, and scaffolding was in place to renovate the spire and other external parts much damaged by corrosion.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2024

Still, it’s pretty impressive, this circular glass crown atop a sleek concrete spire.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman