stained glass
noun
: glass colored or stained (as by fusing metallic oxides into it) for decorative applications (as in windows)
Examples of stained glass in a Sentence
a cathedral with beautiful stained glass windows
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More than 650 years after Jews in Brussels were executed and expelled following false antisemitic accusations, church officials at the Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula have installed a plaque apologizing for the persecution commemorated in its stained glass windows.
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Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026
Rooms There are four guest rooms: two suites, a studio, and a deluxe studio apartment, each individually curated with antique furniture, Persian rugs, original stained glass windows, dark wood beamed ceilings, and surprising bursts of color.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 May 2026
First built in the 1970s, the two-bedroom sea-creature shaped home has an exterior made of rippling cedar shingles, an entrance speckled with rocks to mimic a whale's mouth full of teeth, and stained glass windows that mirror the mammal’s eye.
—Kristin Braswell, Architectural Digest, 29 Apr. 2026
In an exceptionally minimalist bath, even stained glass windows can work.
—Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 15 Apr. 2026
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Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026
Rooms There are four guest rooms: two suites, a studio, and a deluxe studio apartment, each individually curated with antique furniture, Persian rugs, original stained glass windows, dark wood beamed ceilings, and surprising bursts of color.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 May 2026
First built in the 1970s, the two-bedroom sea-creature shaped home has an exterior made of rippling cedar shingles, an entrance speckled with rocks to mimic a whale's mouth full of teeth, and stained glass windows that mirror the mammal’s eye.
—Kristin Braswell, Architectural Digest, 29 Apr. 2026
In an exceptionally minimalist bath, even stained glass windows can work.
—Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 15 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for stained glass
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“Stained glass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stained%20glass. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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