How to Use stained glass in a Sentence

stained glass

noun
  • The faintest outline of the figure still stood in the door way, shadowed in the stained glass.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2022
  • The altar and stained glass now reside in the warehouse.
    New York Times, 24 Dec. 2021
  • Her main piece is a vibrant work of stained glass that hangs in front of one of the curtains.
    Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Nov. 2022
  • The sun streams through the stained glass windows of Belcourt of Newport.
    Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2022
  • The skin, dark gold and translucent as stained glass, is pure crackle.
    Ligaya Mishan Kyoko Hamada, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024
  • Some paintings seem to glow like stained glass, at least to judge by photos of them.
    Steven Litt, cleveland, 31 July 2022
  • Then there’s the Louvre, of course, and Sainte-Chapelle’s stained glass, probably the work of art dearest to me.
    Brian T. Allen, National Review, 24 Feb. 2022
  • One of the bedrooms has a domed ceiling adorned with stained glass, Kobell said.
    Dallas News, 10 Sep. 2022
  • The rainbow of colors in the mosaic squares is echoed in more than 100 strips of stained glass in the inset wave on the bench.
    Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic, 20 July 2022
  • This will be the first time Marshall has ever worked with stained glass as a medium.
    Li Cohen, CBS News, 24 Sep. 2021
  • Orange walls fill the living spaces, and the kitchen is covered in stained glass.
    Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2022
  • Venetian stained glass windows and doors,, are seen throughout the house.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 11 Feb. 2022
  • On the outside, limestone walls and stained glass windows.
    Tatyana Turner, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2022
  • World-renowned artist Vik Muniz did the stained glass windows of Saint Lucia in the on-site chapel, which was first built in 1922.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2022
  • The mismatched stained glass lamps lighted fish nets adorning the room softly with a red glow.
    Jasmine Damian, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The thieves also broke a stained glass window pane in the front door and cut the locks off the back door and a box truck that the crew was using as a tool trailer.
    Pam McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2023
  • Inside the home, a living room has a large stained glass window with rich colors.
    Dallas News, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Constructed of blue, orange and red stained glass and iron, the crab is about the size of a Volkswagen Beetle.
    Kamau High, Baltimore Sun, 21 Jan. 2023
  • In the 60 years since the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, the church has been rebuilt, and stained glass has been repaired, but there are still wounds time has yet to heal.
    Kara Nelson, CNN, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Windows throughout the unit are accented with red and blue stained glass.
    Sarah Paynter, WSJ, 14 June 2022
  • Produce, meat, seafood, eggs, coffee, teas, baked goods, candles, stained glass art and more.
    Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Lacy half-curtains spiff up the windows, arched with stained glass, in the narrow front rooms, one painted the color of mint, the second a shade of peach.
    Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2022
  • The colorful stained glass window steals the show in this eclectic kitchen by Reath Design.
    Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Four girls dressed in white danced in scenes filled with vibrant color, and at one point, the lighting on the floor transitioned to a scene of stained glass and doves.
    al, 8 July 2022
  • The main stairway is lit by a stained glass window that is not original, but light fixtures that are.
    Katharine Jose, Chron, 26 Mar. 2023
  • The 43 stained glass windows, which run the length of the church and depict Catholic saints, will be removed and sent to Chicago for refurbishing.
    Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 May 2023
  • The stained glass in the sidelights and transom that surround the front door were designed by Baltimore artist Daniel Herman.
    Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2022
  • Meanwhile, the formal living room boasts a cozy fireplace and stained glass windows.
    Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 15 Nov. 2023
  • When sunlight streams in, Carr adds, the luminosity brings to mind stained glass.
    Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2022
  • The home has a stone exterior with stained glass windows visible from the front.
    Mary Grace Granados, Dallas News, 25 Sep. 2021

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