Examples of priory in a Sentence
you can hear the bells from the priory from the other side of the village
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By 1891, Pope Leo XIII raised the status of the priory to the rank of abbey.
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Curtis Varnell The Timepiece, arkansasonline.com, 25 Feb. 2024
Over the next decade, excavations at the site unearthed dozens of graves containing ornate artifacts and human remains, including the bodies of clergy members and wealthy donors to the medieval priory.
—Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Oct. 2022
His restaurant, near the medieval priory in Cartmel, opened just across from the bakery that claimed to have invented sticky toffee pudding.
—Jay Cheshes, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2022
Additional accommodations on the property include a former chapel that’s been transformed into a cottage, which harks back to the building’s early days as a Benedictine priory.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 July 2022
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Curtis Varnell The Timepiece, arkansasonline.com, 25 Feb. 2024
Over the next decade, excavations at the site unearthed dozens of graves containing ornate artifacts and human remains, including the bodies of clergy members and wealthy donors to the medieval priory.
—Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Oct. 2022
His restaurant, near the medieval priory in Cartmel, opened just across from the bakery that claimed to have invented sticky toffee pudding.
—Jay Cheshes, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2022
Additional accommodations on the property include a former chapel that’s been transformed into a cottage, which harks back to the building’s early days as a Benedictine priory.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 July 2022
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“Priory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/priory. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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