Illustration of steeple
: 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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The white steeple of the First Congregational Church reflects the dawn light.
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Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 18 May 2025
From the terrace, the storied domes and steeples of Florence unfold at eye level.
—Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
But the story of this steeple is more complicated than that.
—Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
The steeple of Old North Church, where hung the lights that warned the minutemen, was built with the proceeds of enslaved labor.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2025
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Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 18 May 2025
From the terrace, the storied domes and steeples of Florence unfold at eye level.
—Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
But the story of this steeple is more complicated than that.
—Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
The steeple of Old North Church, where hung the lights that warned the minutemen, was built with the proceeds of enslaved labor.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2025
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 28 May. 2025.
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