How to Use basilica in a Sentence

basilica

noun

• Steep hills flank two sides of the city, and the basilica of Notre-Dame to the west overlooks the Saône.
  — Bill Blanning, latimes.com, 8 Oct. 2017
• The hallway of the basilica at the Valley of the Fallen.
  — Jeannette Neumann, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2018
• At the time of Gaudí’s death, the basilica was only a quarter of the way finished.
  — Liz Stinson, Curbed, 11 June 2019
• The climb up the scenic tower of the Catholic basilica can be challenging, but the view is worth it!
  — Amber Storm, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2017
• It’s a Latin phrase that Mark and I had seen on the main basilica where the bridge is located.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 12 Jan. 2022
• Unité SGP Police said the man was a sacristan at the basilica.
  — Bloomberg.com, 29 Oct. 2020
• Catholic masses take place in the new basilica all day long.
  — Marla Jo Fisher, Orange County Register, 6 June 2017
• At the start of the service, Francis bent over to kiss a statue of the baby Jesus in the basilica.
  — Frances D'emilio, The Seattle Times, 24 Dec. 2017
• The pope also won’t celebrate Mass on New Year’s Day in the basilica for the same reason.
  — Fox News, 1 Jan. 2021
• The Easter celebration will be the first of any kind in the basilica in nearly a month.
  — Mike De Sisti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2020
• The pope always visits the basilica after a foreign trip to pray at a beloved icon of the Virgin Mary.
  — Nicole Winfield, Star Tribune, 14 July 2021
• One half of it was a barrel vault, like the inside of a Roman basilica; the other half was a groin vault, like the nave of a cathedral.
  — Burkhard Bilger, The New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2020
• The coffin will return to the public’s view Thursday when it is carried out of the basilica.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 4 Jan. 2023
• The basilica's twin neogothic towers, standing 70 yards high, are a landmark feature in the heart of the city.
  — Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2020
• Before it was brought to the Chicago area, the Des Plaines icon was touched to the original image and blessed at the basilica by the church’s then-rector.
  — Laura Rodríguez Presa, chicagotribune.com, 10 Dec. 2021
• This year, those pilgrimages have also been banned and the basilica will be closed.
  — Laura Rodríguez Presa, chicagotribune.com, 8 Dec. 2020
• The chalky-white basilica of Sacré Coeur, the inescapable domed landmark atop Montmartre, is the handiwork of these right-wing Catholics.
  — Rachel Donadio, The Atlantic, 22 Nov. 2021
• How can a basilica stay dry amid rising water in Venice, Italy?
  — Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2021
• But in 1087, so the story goes, traders from the Italian city of Bari stole the saint’s bones and transported them to their hometown, where a basilica was built to house them.
  — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 5 Oct. 2017
• But it's believed that in 1087, traders from the city of Bari in Italy broke into the crypt and stole his bones, bringing them to the basilica in their hometown where they are still revered.
  — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 8 Dec. 2017
• Next to the basilica, a chapel that predates the church by 500 years is capped by a glorious gold statue of Mary overlooking the city.
  — Rick Steves' Europe, The Seattle Times, 20 Feb. 2019
• Later, the basilica bells tolled, resounding in the night.
  — Frances D'emilio, ajc, 8 Apr. 2023
• Cable cars whisked people from the basilica to a hilltop with a 23-meter (75-foot) steel cross.
  — Star Tribune, 12 Oct. 2020
• The basilica is set to host Benedict's coffin for three days of viewing that start Monday.
  — Frances D'emilio, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023
• Below that site, in the basilica’s courtyard, groups of dancers from across the country perform before and during the feast.
  — Nina Strochlic, National Geographic, 24 Dec. 2019
• Some looked to be friends and family chatting and laughing in the shadow of the double-spired basilica.
  — Gustave Axelson, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2017
• The basilica, where the Pope presides in his role as Archbishop of Rome, was already ancient when it was rebuilt in the 1650s.
  — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 30 Nov. 2018
• The riverfront homes are very European in design as is the basilica.
  — Rose Marie Walano, House Beautiful, 4 Aug. 2023
• Today, 123 years later, the ornate basilica is still larger-than-life.
  — Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2024
• But its dome – first illuminated at night in 2019 – cemented the basilica’s place in Milwaukee’s skyline for years to come.
  — Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2024

Last Updated: 21 Oct 2024