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

But the high Gothic steeple of the church had been used as a navigation aid for bomber pilots and much of the church was destroyed.

From BBC

The twister flattened entire blocks, obliterated houses, ripped a steeple off a church and toppled a municipal water tower.

From Seattle Times

With its white pillars and soaring steeple, the Friendly Avenue Baptist Church evokes an illusory past when fathers left for work, mothers stayed home to mother, and education began when children turned five.

From New York Times

For example, the famous steeple was financed in part by the sale of logwood, the harvesting of which was dependent on slave labor, she said.

From Seattle Times