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steeple - use in sentences
Preposition: of
- church: From the steeple of the parish church the flames of no fewer than fifty blast furnaces may be seen.
Converse of object
- see: You should be able to see the church steeple.
- have: It has a steeple, which was erected in 1814.
- soar: Stroll through the old town and see the Town Hall's soaring medieval steeple, one of the oldest in Europe.
- build: He also built the steeple of Earl's Colne church and was buried there in 1263.
- climb: Graham was credited with a number of unorthodox solo climbs, church steeples, office corridors etc. , not always appreciated by officialdom.
Adjective modifier
- tall: How is the rooster at the top of the tall slender steeple doing?
- wooden: The old church had a small western wooden steeple, a north aisle shorter than the nave, and a north porch.
- old: You see, on top of the old church steeple was a big bright star.
- high: At length the high white steeple of the town met my eyes.
- square: His route had to take him over the top of a square steeple.
- new: In the end, however, a far more imposing arrangement was adopted, with the new steeple on the Cheapside frontage.
Modifies a noun
- chase: The Grafton Hunt steeple chases were held on Easter Monday.
- chasing: For example many hunter chasing and steeple chasing horses are later sold as hunters.
- palate: A steeple palate is not high or flat but a combination of both.
- church: Attractions The village has a wooden steeple church, St Andrews.
- house: On Sunday, he went to the " steeple House, " evidently the cathedral.
Noun used with modifier
- church: The church steeple can be seen for miles around.
- century: The steeple standing by the Town House finds itself in its rather odd position owning to the 18th century steeple committees of Kinross.
- spire: The church built in the year 1584, is a handsome structure with a spire steeple.
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