How to Use abbey in a Sentence

abbey

noun
  • And of course people choose the side of the abbey and not the quarry.
    — Andrew Daniels, Popular Mechanics, 2 May 2019
  • Grim sat at one of the benches in the abbey, elbows on his knees.
    — Jorie McDonald, EW.com, 23 Aug. 2022
  • Indeed, the old abbey has long served as a place of communion.
    — Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Apr. 2022
  • Both wore dark suede spike heels on the cobblestones outside the abbey.
    — Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2018
  • The abbey is struggling to attract and retain younger novices.
    — Stephen Hiltner, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2018
  • The sneak peek above reveals what happens when the team first arrives at the abbey.
    — Chancellor Agard, EW.com, 25 Aug. 2021
  • Space will be limited as many streets in and around the abbey will be closed to traffic.
    — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 4 May 2023
  • But the abbey, which was clearly built to last, lives on in remarkably good shape.
    — Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2025
  • The concept of an abbey has been around since the Middle Ages.
    — Tara Massouleh, AL.com, 11 Oct. 2017
  • Balent says that guests come to the abbey for a variety of reasons.
    — Kate Silver, chicagotribune.com, 3 Aug. 2017
  • From October, the abbey grounds will be open to the public six days a week.
    — New York Times, 18 Sep. 2020
  • The abbey will be open for free afterward for the public to pay their respects at his grave.
    — Fox News, 8 May 2018
  • The show took place in the garden of an old abbey on the West Bank in Paris.
    — Sophia Panych, Allure, 2 July 2017
  • After the service, the prince seemed perked up, as he was seen chatting with other guests in the abbey.
    — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 Apr. 2018
  • The queen, will lie in state at the abbey before her funeral on Monday.
    — Megan Specia, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2022
  • My brother and his wife also befriended the owners of the abbey.
    — Andrew Sean Greer, WSJ, 3 Aug. 2017
  • To reach the abbey, visitors must climb the town’s famous 199 steps that rise along the cliff.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2026
  • To reach the abbey, visitors must climb the town’s famous 199 steps that rise along the cliff.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
  • In the abbey, about 2,000 guests will be waiting for the start of a service that will last about an hour.
    — Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2022
  • After the service, the king will follow the state gun carriage in procession from the abbey up the mall.
    — Joanna Sugden, WSJ, 19 Sep. 2022
  • The discovery marks the first time physical remains of the medieval abbey have been found.
    — Moira Ritter, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2024
  • At the heart of it all is the medieval abbey that gives Saint-Antoine-l'Abbaye its name.
    — Chrissie McClatchie, Travel + Leisure, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Kate, who arrived to the abbey after Meghan, greeted her with an embrace and what looks like a kiss on the cheek.
    — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 Mar. 2019
  • The nuns of the abbey, for instance, were drawn from the richest and most powerful families in the city.
    — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 29 May 2025
  • Charles is the 40th sovereign to be crowned in the abbey — and, at 74, the oldest.
    — Danica Kirka and Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2023
  • Melk is famed for its past, when the Baroque abbey on the hilltop made the village an imperial seat.
    — Mark Ellwood, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 June 2019
  • In honor of the queen consort’s birthday, the abbey rang its bells for the first time since 2019.
    — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 July 2023
  • The reader learns, for example, that Nigel the miller gave handsomely to the abbey.
    — The Economist, 8 June 2020
  • The bell tolls whenever a member of the royal family dies and also when the dean of the abbey dies.
    — Christie D’zurillastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Just north of Cardiff is the Wye Valley, home to quaint villages and a historic abbey.
    — Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 13 Jan. 2024

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