mantel

Example Sentences

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It’s for the mantel, for our boys,’” Song revealed.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026

“What is it with rich people and mallards?” he asks, noting several on a mantel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Phil to take the mantel of the storied New York Philharmonic, his Mahler is neither overly exuberant nor constrained by grief and Berliner decorum.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2025

He's hung new portraits with gold frames in the Oval Office and added gold ornaments to the mantel of the fireplace where he meets with world leaders.

From Salon • May 11, 2025

Every picture on the fireplace mantel was facedown on the ground, as were the line of school portraits my mom had placed on the table behind the couch.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken