How to Use basilica in a Sentence

basilica

noun

• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• The basilica in L'Aquila hosts the tomb of Celestine V, a hermit pope who resigned after five months in 1294, overwhelmed by the job.
  — Nicole Winfield, USA TODAY, 5 June 2022
• The basilica in L’Aquila hosts the tomb of Celestine V, a hermit pope who resigned after five months in 1294, overwhelmed by the job.
  — Nicole Winfield, ajc, 5 June 2022
• Eating or drinking on the steps of the basilica of Santo Spirito is banned 24/7, as well.
  — Julia Buckley, CNN, 2 July 2021
• As the color drained from the sky, a group gathered before the white-stoned basilica of St. Denis, where dozens of French kings are buried, to pay homage to their ancestors.
  — Catherine Porter, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2024
• While not adorned with the bronze chandeliers and sacred paintings that bedeck the basilica, the 650-seat theater is equipped with top-of-the-line acoustics.
  — Grace Dickinson, Philly.com, 14 Mar. 2018
• We were relieved to find that once inside the vastness of the basilica — the vaults of the central nave soar to 150 feet — the multitude of visitors dwindled.
  — Paul Boorstin, latimes.com, 11 Mar. 2018
• For Catholics, a designation as a minor basilica is more than just a name change.
  — Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 15 Aug. 2020
• The basilica that houses his tomb, as well as frescoes by Italian painters Giotto and Cimabue, is a must-visit.
  — Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2023
• For now, Zurek has been saying Mass in front of a congregation of zero in the much smaller friary off the main basilica.
  — Mike De Sisti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2020

Last Updated: 28 May 2024