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

After the laying of wreaths and a welcome, an excerpt of Winston Churchill's speech announcing the unconditional surrender of Germany rang throughout the abbey.

From BBC • May 8, 2025

She did not date a Nazi named Rolf, and she did not call out “Rolf, please!” while hiding in an abbey.

From Slate • Jan. 26, 2025

“We’re in luck, then,” the foes replied, and they were more real to him in the twilight than the monks whose chanting drifted downhill from the abbey.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor