Used in a Sentence

steeple

How to use steeple in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for steeple.

Editorial note

The steeple in the distance, too, was a late addition.

Examples20
Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of steeple gathered in one view.

noun

a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for steeple.

noun

a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top

Example sentences

1

The steeple in the distance, too, was a late addition.

2

I’m glad the monstrosity of a steeple is gone

3

She made a steeple of her fingers, then sighed. How sure are you that this is genuine?

4

[2] It looks like a church steeple with the peak at 1971. In the nine years leading up to 1971, enrollment increased 19%.

5

Just how when Russian agents poisoned the Skripals and said they were their to view a church steeple.

6

Long ago I was inside of a church when its steeple got struck by lightning. We could hear the static building up in the sound system before the strike occurred.

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In the shadow of the steeple I saw my people, By the relief office I seen my people; As they stood there hungry, I stood there asking Is this land made for you and me? But that's an ancient one...

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If you're doing long distance like steeple chases or cross country where it is on turf, spikes are okay. I personally didn't like them, and preferred the cushioned distance shoes.

9

Who knew 19th century Welsh steeple design could ever be interesting? Even when he fails, the journey is fun and memorable.

10

It was surreal to watch a show like the Sarah Connor Chronicles and see a town blow up and look out my window and see the same church steeple. My nightly walk took me past the backyard of the Wanda/Vision home.

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Perhaps he will even find a woman to bond with, set up a steeple above their heads in "holy matrimony," and become a King himself.

12

They're a far cry from 'acceptable' to me and reading them still feels like removing a nasty splinter with the help of a needle, while running a steeple chase.

13

I fail to see why the simple construction of a minaret harms anyone any more than say a steeple of a church of a different denomination. Minarets do not build themselves.

14

Or steeple your hands and look at your hands while also having a furrowed brow, etc. There are other ways to communicate what I'm getting at, so just experiment.

15

Crass said it well: "But no one ever changed the church by pulling down a steeple And you'll never change the system by bombing number ten Systems just aren't made of bricks they're mostly made of people" The systems you get are the ones the people who design them make. Thinking otherwise is foolish.

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But he did have to get each local church to allow a lightning rod on the steeple with a proper connection to grounding, so I'm sure there were some interesting conversations.

17

Interesting to learn also, that the steeple-like design of skyscrapers has the functional purpose, with questionable efficacy, of allowing sunlight to hit pavement.

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Baffles, to generate 'engine' sounds because speakers are too fake, and gears to make it seem like arriving to the next intersection is a series of arm wrestling steeple chases despite having a steadily controlled torque curve. To be fair, plenty of internal combustion cars prior to this rising electric era have embraced sound issues and overcompensated.

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Halfway through each of these sentences I feel myself losing patience A throng of bearded men, in sad-colored garments, and gray, steeple-crowned hats, intermixed with women, some wearing hoods and others bareheaded, was assembled in front of a wooden edifice, the door of which was heavily timbered with oak, and studded with iron spikes. The founders of a new colony, whatever Utopia of human virtue and happiness they might originally project, have invariably recognized it among their earliest practical necessities to allot a portion of the virgin soil as a cemetery, and another portion as the site of a prison.

Proper noun examples

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Steeple, I think it's meant to be? Also kinda looks like a mistake, rather than something done on purpose.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use steeple in a sentence?

The steeple in the distance, too, was a late addition.

What does steeple mean?

a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top

What part of speech is steeple?

steeple is commonly used as noun.