How to Use stained glass in a Sentence

stained glass

noun
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  • 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
  • Shelton's picture showed faux stone walls and stained glass as part of the room's decor.
    — Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 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 commission marks his first time working in stained glass.
    — Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2021
  • The mismatched stained glass lamps lighted fish nets adorning the room softly with a red glow.
    — Jasmine Damian, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Steeples and stained glass mix with porters and pale ales at this new brewery in downtown Lake Geneva.
    — Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2021
  • 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
  • One side shows a gazebo with stained glass underneath a large tree.
    — Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024
  • Inside the home, a living room has a large stained glass window with rich colors.
    — Dallas News, 26 Aug. 2022
  • The whole ceiling was painted and there was so much stained glass everywhere.
    — Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2024
  • 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
  • Tucked up into the eaves on the third floor are several bonus rooms, one with a couple of small stained glass windows.
    — Mark David, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Light streams through stained glass windows by faceted glass artist and painter Gyorgy Kepes.
    — oregonlive, 20 Sep. 2021
  • Produce, meat, seafood, eggs, coffee, teas, baked goods, candles, stained glass art and more.
    — Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2024
  • The two had previously taken a stained glass Christmas ornament class taught by Tonsor.
    — Beth Lipoff, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2024
  • Byatt novels are always streaked with descriptions of peacock greens and deep rich crimsons and shadowy mauves, so that reading them feels like standing beneath a stained glass window.
    — Constance Grady, Vox, 28 June 2024

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