stained glass
noun
: glass colored or stained (as by fusing metallic oxides into it) for decorative applications (as in windows)
Examples of stained glass in a Sentence
a cathedral with beautiful stained glass windows
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The guest-only Chapel Club has a more plush, salon-like feel and there’s more than a hint of naughtiness with stained glass windows casting color onto the sensual artworks.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Jan. 2026
Tube benders also use stained glass, phosphorus and mercury to create other colors.
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When church isn’t in session, anyone is welcome to marvel at the imposing domed tower and elaborate stained glass.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026
Catholic parishioners at the final St. Rita Mass had expressed concern that the church structure and its intricate stained glass windows would be demolished.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Jan. 2026
Tube benders also use stained glass, phosphorus and mercury to create other colors.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 11 Jan. 2026
When church isn’t in session, anyone is welcome to marvel at the imposing domed tower and elaborate stained glass.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026
Catholic parishioners at the final St. Rita Mass had expressed concern that the church structure and its intricate stained glass windows would be demolished.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 8 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stained glass
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“Stained glass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stained%20glass. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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