How to Use spire in a Sentence

spire

noun

• In the winter, tourists can walk across the frozen lake to reach the spire.
  — Nathalie Kirby, House Beautiful, 19 May 2021
• The spire is expected to be finished by the end of the month.
  — Aurelien Breeden, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2023
• At the clay cliffs, eroded spires rise from the landscape.
  — Discover Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
• The top of the tall spire of nearby Grace Cathedral can be seen from the penthouse, as well.
  — David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 27 Mar. 2024
• The spire in the images are the remains of older lava on the island.
  — Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 19 May 2017
• In the brawl, Tobias tumbled out of the window and got impaled on a spire.
  — Chancellor Agard, EW.com, 25 May 2021
• Above it a church spire stuck like a slate spike through a hill cloaked in a green corduroy of vineyards.
  — Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2023
• The 66-pound copper rooster was found crumpled on a side roof; a new one will replace it at the top of the spire.
  — National Geographic, 18 Jan. 2022
• Hoodoos are rocky spires that have been sculpted by erosion over time.
  — Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 3 June 2023
• In the meantime, Villeneuve tells the Times that the top of the new spire will be complete by the time visitors arrive for the Olympics.
  — Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Dec. 2023
• The new spire is the latest milestone in the restoration of the cathedral's former glory.
  — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 14 Feb. 2024
• Arguably the best part is that those spires change color on command.
  — Patrick George, The Verge, 23 Mar. 2023
• The iconic twin spires that sit atop the grandstand are the most recognizable feature of the venue.
  — Claire Brito, House Beautiful, 7 May 2023
• This lily that thrives between spire and tree, whose brightness Holds and glows beyond the life and border of its bloom.
  — WSJ, 13 Sep. 2022
• A thousand oaks trees are being cut in 45 sawmills across the country for the restitution of Notre Dame's spire and transept.
  — Ibtissem Guenfoud, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2022
• The six spires of the Salt Lake Temple give it an attenuated look.
  — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 20 Jan. 2024
• There are still huge challenges to building a high-fidelity recreation of the 1800s spire.
  — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 13 July 2020
• On either side of the castle moat, there will be fountains, and at the very top of the center spire, there will be a golden wishing star.
  — Megan Dubois, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Dec. 2022
• The image shows two house-like structures connected by a stone bridge on top of a mountain spire.
  — Chiara Vercellone, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2022
• The crux of this project is to build the stool, located on the lower bottom of the structure, on top of which the spire will stand at almost 100 meters high.
  — Anna Rabemanantsoa, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2023
• Villages appeared in unexpected folds in the steep flanks of the valley, each marked by a church spire.
  — Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 July 2023
• The team is rebuilding the cathedral’s iconic spire, which collapsed during the fire in 2019.
  — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2023
• The Pinnacles — thin spires that rise from the sea floor — are diving hot spots, with one — the Eye of the Needle — peaking 90 feet below the surface.
  — Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon, Travel + Leisure, 27 Mar. 2023
• But also triumphant: At long last Parisians can make out the spire behind the scaffolding.
  — William McGurn, WSJ, 11 Dec. 2023
• Inside and out, its cut-outs, curves and spire are truly distinctive.
  — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2023
• This photo shows plenty of detail of the landmark's spire without much noise.
  — PCMAG, 3 Feb. 2023
• In three miles round-trip, the Watchman Trail transports you to a land of sandstone spires and prickly pear cacti that bask under the desert sun year-round.
  — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2023
• Just off Baseline Road, where the church spires rise up like smokestacks of hope, there’s an austere little building.
  — The Arizona Republic, 28 Feb. 2023
• Smith points out that the plans for the Jeddah Tower call for it to be made out of concrete as well, including even its top spire, which on the Burj is made from steel.
  — Rob Verger, Popular Science, 31 May 2023
• Architects, the same firm responsible for the Churchill Downs grandstand and the iconic twin spires.
  — Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 24 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024