churchlike

Example Sentences

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I remember their home and the churchlike windows facing their lush backyard.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2025

The market’s churchlike, arched brick entrance, through which an estimated 45,000 visitors flow each Saturday to find produce, meat, baked goods, jams, honey, cheeses, spices, plants and flowers, is unmissable.

From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2023

Her ‘60s-meets-2020 “Sleigh Ride” is like hearing a new song and her “Silent Night” is churchlike, respectfully glorious.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 23, 2020

The churchlike space is bedecked with stained-glass windows, gold moulding, and oil paintings of men in wigs.

From The Guardian • Mar. 28, 2019

She had pull with the police department, so the men in their flashy suits and fleshy scars sat with churchlike decorum and waited to ask favors from her.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou