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[ spahyuhrz ] / spaɪərz /
Words nearby Spiresspire, spirea, spired, spirelet, spireme, Spires, spiriferous, spirillar, spirillum, Spirillum minus, spirit Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for SpiresVisitors are greeted by a looming gothic gate, the kind used to signify that important residents lie behind its spires. Brooklyn’s Gangster Graveyard|Nina Strochlic|October 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST The Spires gather data every time somebody uses them; they log each “product.” Font of Invention||September 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST A view looking beyond the spires of Notre Dame reveals the urban chaos about to be demolished. Charles Marville Captures the Rebirth of 1800s Paris in New Exhibition|William O’Connor|November 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST The purple hues of the early evening sky paint a picturesque backdrop against the silhouettes of domes and spires. Are Cruise Ships Damaging Venice?|Barbie Latza Nadeau|October 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The tip of the one of the spires at the National Cathedral fell onto the steps of Pilgrim Road. Earthquake Hits the East Coast!||August 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST Further delay has been threatened, he hears, in the form of an appeal to the Chamber of Spires. The Life of John Milton, Volume 5 (of 7), 1654-1660|David Masson All these towns and spires looked peaceful, but all were held by the Burgundians. A Monk of Fife|Andrew Lang Spires, in order to take into consideration the state of religion, the main cause of all the disturbances in Germany. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon|John Lord, A.M. He has inseparably mingled his image with our remembrance of the Spires of Oxford. Our Old Home, Vol. 2|Nathaniel Hawthorne From the high points one sees inland not only Haarlem, just below, but the domes and spires of Amsterdam beyond. A Wanderer in Holland|E. V. Lucas
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