How to Use cupola in a Sentence

cupola

noun
  • The two rail cars have loft beds in the cupolas, and sleep five.
    Larry Bleiberg, USA TODAY, 25 May 2018
  • There are nods to the old store such as the weather vane on the cupola and an old clock.
    Dallas News, 22 Mar. 2022
  • The cupola dome of City Hall, the pyramid rising over the bay.
    Kevin Fisher-Paulson, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Aug. 2021
  • More stunning still is a cozy cupola that crowns the roof.
    Boston.com Real Estate, 16 Oct. 2019
  • The view from the cupola, though, is said to be fantastic.
    Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2024
  • And the chunks of slow-cooked lamb snuggled against a golden cupola of rice.
    Saki Knafo, Smithsonian, 5 May 2017
  • And the chunks of slow-cooked lamb snuggled against a golden cupola of rice.
    Saki Knafo, Smithsonian, 5 May 2017
  • The design is pretty much the same save for the all-glass cupola popping from the roof.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 21 May 2021
  • At the center is a view from the bottom floor up into the third-floor cupola.
    Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 11 Sep. 2021
  • The church has a small steel-ribbed cupola faceted in translucent sheets of marble.
    Curbed, 6 Dec. 2022
  • SpaceX said the crew would open the capsule's upper hatch Thursday to get their first views from the cupola.
    William Harwood, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2021
  • There are comfortable beds in the cupola and on the main floor, which has windows on all sides.
    oregonlive, 5 June 2020
  • Down the hall is the master bedroom and full bath, plus space for extra guests and access to the cupola.
    Boston.com Real Estate, 16 Oct. 2019
  • The walls of the towering cupola featured scenes from the triumphs of Alexander the Great.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2022
  • Aside from the cupola, much of the home’s exterior is rather plain.
    Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 11 June 2021
  • The caboose fits four guests, with one bed in the cupola, and is perfect for kids obsessed with trains.
    Meg St-Esprit, Good Housekeeping, 29 Dec. 2022
  • The 235-seat space is bright, with golden hues and a towering cupola in the center.
    Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com, 9 May 2018
  • Rooms are big and comfy, and the views from their rooftop cupola are fantastic.
    BostonGlobe.com, 4 Apr. 2018
  • Another video clip appeared to show flames in the cupola of the structure.
    CBS News, 9 July 2017
  • Two of the cabooses have cupolas, which offer up-in-the-trees vistas of the forest.
    Brian E. Clark, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2017
  • An 8-foot-long column broke off from the cupola atop the State House earlier this year.
    Matt Stout, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2023
  • Its rooftop cupola was reproduced as a reminder of the gaslight era.
    Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com, 15 May 2021
  • But just hours later, half the cupola came crashing down.
    Washington Post, 24 Sep. 2017
  • Highlights include dinner in the great room and drinks on the cupola at sunset.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2019
  • Hydrogen tanks could be stored in a cupola on top of the plane, pods under the wings, or a large tank at the back, Simpson says.
    IEEE Spectrum, 17 Feb. 2023
  • The cupola atop the Presbytere was blown completely off the building.
    Mike Scott, NOLA.com, 21 May 2017
  • The columns holding up a vast cupola that once overlooked the altar now stand at a slant, ready to give way.
    Matthew Luxmoore, WSJ, 27 July 2023
  • The timber frame house in the Greek Revival style was built by a local carpenter; a cupola was added in the 1850s.
    Steve Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 6 July 2017
  • This will be Hageman’s fifth year painting the weathervane atop a cupola in the winner’s circle on the infield, a tradition that dates back to 1909.
    Abigail Gruskin, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2024
  • Ventilators and cupolas were added to some barns in the 19th century to reduce moisture build-up.
    Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2024

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