cathedral
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You unconsciously stand up straight in a cathedral.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
It will begin with Dame Sarah knocking three times on the West Door of the cathedral with her pastoral staff after which she will be welcomed by local schoolchildren.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
Period details include wood-beamed cathedral ceilings, stained-glass windows, built-ins, and custom millwork.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026
The house was built in 1959 by architect Harry M. Londelius, who gave the contemporary ranch a shake roof, cathedral ceilings and heaps of Palos Verdes stone.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026
Opening one of the windows after that, he looked out into the moonlight, and told me that the pavement was as solemnly empty as the pavement of any cathedral at that same hour.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
Vocabulary lists containing cathedral
Break It Down: Cata
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