chancel

Example Sentences

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The coffins have been left undisturbed, though builders have installed a glass panel in the chancel floor above them for visitors to catch a glimpse.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2017

Two of the three faces in the church’s chancel windows portraying St. Paul, St. John and Christ knocking at the door were cracked and had to be sent to England.

From Washington Times • Mar. 13, 2017

She acted with community theaters in Northern Virginia and was a member of the chancel choir and worship committee at Lewinsville Presbyterian Church in McLean.

From Washington Post • Sep. 20, 2015

Kelso and Horn knew the men buried in the chancel didn’t include Capt. John Smith, the man many fans think Pocahontas married, or John Rolfe, the man she actually did marry.

From Slate • Aug. 4, 2015

Hearing a cautious step behind me, I glanced over my shoulder: one of the strangers—a gentleman, evidently—was advancing up the chancel.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë