How to Use spire in a Sentence

spire

noun
  • Green cathedral spires rise from a cobalt sea.
    — Brianna Randall, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
  • In the winter, tourists can walk across the frozen lake to reach the spire.
    — Nathalie Kirby, House Beautiful, 19 May 2021
  • Gold is also used around the spires to catch the sunlight.
    — Colson Thayer, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Hoodoos are rocky spires that have been sculpted by erosion over time.
    — Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 3 June 2023
  • Hummingbirds are drawn to the tall spires with deep blue blooms.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 22 May 2026
  • Six workers were gathered around the spire.
    — D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The spire is, forgive me, inspired.
    — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The spire is expected to be finished by the end of the month.
    — Aurelien Breeden, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Massive plumes of thick, black smoke filled the sky and swallowed up the tall, white spire.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Arguably the best part is that those spires change color on command.
    — Patrick George, The Verge, 23 Mar. 2023
  • In Cologne, the spires of the cathedral rise over riverside beer halls.
    — Jill Schildhouse, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Above it a church spire stuck like a slate spike through a hill cloaked in a green corduroy of vineyards.
    — Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2023
  • The skyscraper is styled with gold lettering and a red, white and blue spire.
    — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The top of the building's spire is 1,454 feet above the ground.
    — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 1 July 2026
  • Nancy is the first inside and pulls Holly down from the spire.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 1 Jan. 2026
  • Inside and out, its cut-outs, curves and spire are truly distinctive.
    — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Guests are drawn here by that remarkable landscape, all red sandstone spires.
    — Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 19 June 2026
  • The spire in the images are the remains of older lava on the island.
    — Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 19 May 2017
  • In the brawl, Tobias tumbled out of the window and got impaled on a spire.
    — Chancellor Agard, EW.com, 25 May 2021
  • The image shows two house-like structures connected by a stone bridge on top of a mountain spire.
    — Chiara Vercellone, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2022
  • This photo shows plenty of detail of the landmark's spire without much noise.
    — PCMAG, 3 Feb. 2023
  • The church is an old building with spires and crannies, looking like a candle that’s been left out too long to burn and melt.
    — Literary Hub, 16 Dec. 2025
  • The top of the tall spire of nearby Grace Cathedral can be seen from the penthouse, as well.
    — David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The iconic twin spires that sit atop the grandstand are the most recognizable feature of the venue.
    — Claire Brito, House Beautiful, 7 May 2023
  • Villages appeared in unexpected folds in the steep flanks of the valley, each marked by a church spire.
    — Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 July 2023
  • The new spire is the latest milestone in the restoration of the cathedral's former glory.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 14 Feb. 2024
  • This lily that thrives between spire and tree, whose brightness Holds and glows beyond the life and border of its bloom.
    — WSJ, 13 Sep. 2022
  • There had no visible safety equipment, and clung to the spire by their fingertips.
    — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • The 66-pound copper rooster was found crumpled on a side roof; a new one will replace it at the top of the spire.
    — National Geographic, 18 Jan. 2022
  • The spire-like design employs a neo-futuristic style.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025

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