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: a tall structure usually having a small spire at the top and surmounting a church tower
broadly
: a whole church tower
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Today, Richards’s office on Rikers is situated in a small former chapel with a red brick steeple, across a stretch of lawn from the jail where he was once held in solitary.
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Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
More than a year after the Fairview Town Council approved the Fairview LDS Temple's 120‑foot steeple, Mayor John Hubbard says some residents still have concerns about the height.
—Erin Jones, CBS News, 8 May 2026
In the early scenes, the film portrays Nuremberg from the sky, the streets and steeples emerging from the clouds.
—Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
On March 30, LaBoy, her husband and co-chairs of the church’s governance board ventured up scaffolding to bless the steeple.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
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Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
More than a year after the Fairview Town Council approved the Fairview LDS Temple's 120‑foot steeple, Mayor John Hubbard says some residents still have concerns about the height.
—Erin Jones, CBS News, 8 May 2026
In the early scenes, the film portrays Nuremberg from the sky, the streets and steeples emerging from the clouds.
—Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
On March 30, LaBoy, her husband and co-chairs of the church’s governance board ventured up scaffolding to bless the steeple.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for steeple
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“Steeple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steeple. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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