abbey

Example Sentences

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Chinese brides lining up to marry in Yorkshire abbey.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

First seen in its full glory at the nearby abbey of St. Denis, Gothic architecture served an age without electricity—one that learned to reduce its walls to their physical minimum in order to welcome sunlight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

Dr Trowles said the Bible was originally chained to the bookshelves of the abbey library so it could not be removed.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2025

The award that they win for the performance provides extra time for the family to escape to the abbey, delaying the Nazis who chase them.

From Slate • Jan. 26, 2025

She told him about Orchid Witch and Bonfire, who were like her younger sisters, and he told her of the abbey, and the orchard, where once he’d played Tizerkane warriors.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor