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The white steeple of the First Congregational Church reflects the dawn light.—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
Word History
Etymology
Middle English stepel, from Old English stēpel tower; akin to Old English stēap steep
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of steeple was
before the 12th century
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