steeple
Example Sentences
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The simple contour of a chapel, its steeple slightly off-center, stands out from the wall about six inches deep.
From Los Angeles Times
But the high Gothic steeple of the church had been used as a navigation aid for bomber pilots and much of the church was destroyed.
From BBC
The twister flattened entire blocks, obliterated houses, ripped a steeple off a church and toppled a municipal water tower.
From Seattle Times
“It feels so heavy,” Mr. Perr said on Tuesday, puffing cigarettes outside the house where he was molested, just a few steps from the white steeple of the village church.
From New York Times
About 180 sites have sustained structural damage requiring at least partial reconstruction, including churches with collapsed steeples or statues missing pieces.
From Seattle Times
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