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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Check out the stained glass–themed cover art and full tracklist for the LP below.
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Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 23 June 2025
There are stunning stained glass and leaded windows throughout.
—Kristine Hansen, Architectural Digest, 1 Apr. 2025
In their bid to save the church, activists have attended raucous and insult-ridden City Hall hearings, stormed into other parishes in protest and even, in the case of one 73-year-old woman, been arrested for trespassing while opposing the removal of stained glass windows and art.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
Colorful schools of fish moved around vibrant corals while the sun shone through, glittering like a stained glass window set aflame by the sun.
—Mariana Zapata, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2025
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Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 23 June 2025
There are stunning stained glass and leaded windows throughout.
—Kristine Hansen, Architectural Digest, 1 Apr. 2025
In their bid to save the church, activists have attended raucous and insult-ridden City Hall hearings, stormed into other parishes in protest and even, in the case of one 73-year-old woman, been arrested for trespassing while opposing the removal of stained glass windows and art.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
Colorful schools of fish moved around vibrant corals while the sun shone through, glittering like a stained glass window set aflame by the sun.
—Mariana Zapata, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 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 5 Jul. 2025.
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