chancel
Example Sentences
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By turns mournful and joyous, the instrument energized congregations and fostered a call and response between the chancel and the pews.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 16, 2020
He said the candle-and-flower clad chancel and stained glass windows installed when his grandfather was a congregant were a touchstone for generations.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 1, 2018
"The evidence of disturbance to the grave and repair to the chancel floor leads us to this conclusion."
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2016
Before I visited Jamestown, all I knew about a chancel was that it is a legal Scrabble word.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2015
“A chancel Just you try! Oh, John, I’m so happy I could dance a jig!”
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
