steeple

Example Sentences

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The simple contour of a chapel, its steeple slightly off-center, stands out from the wall about six inches deep.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

A motorized unit arriving to plant a flag on a church steeple and take a photo—then bolting immediately.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

We park with a view of the village church steeple backed by steely limestone peaks of the Pyrenees and lunch at a bar some feet away.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

Elise Thorner was fourth in the women's 3,000m steeple chase in 9:21.74, while Alastair Chalmers placed fifth in the men's 400m hurdles in 49.92 seconds.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025

A jagged white lightning bolt hit the steeple of the church near the courthouse.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George