cupola

Example Sentences

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He raised the roof of the house he inherited; added wings, a porch and a cupola; and selected—along with his wife, Martha—the interior’s paint colors, wallpapers and furniture.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

Through the cupola, they have a view of Earth where there are no visible borders.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2024

You capture the beauty looking out of the cupola, but also the claustrophobia of an I.S.S. “bedroom.”

From Salon • Jan. 19, 2024

Its three spectacular bedrooms, one in a former chapel under a cupola, is imagined, the hotel managers say, as a Roman refuge for Arab sheikhs, Harry and Meghan, and Hollywood royalty.

From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2023

Nancy had a study in the cupola at the top of the house.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston