How to Use abbey in a Sentence
abbey
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At the same time, a new monastery was built at the abbey.
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Moira Ritter,
Miami Herald,
22 Feb. 2024
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The abbey was where Philip married the queen in Nov. 1947.
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NBC News,
9 Apr. 2021
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And of course people choose the side of the abbey and not the quarry.
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Andrew Daniels,
Popular Mechanics,
2 May 2019
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The show took place in the garden of an old abbey on the West Bank in Paris.
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Sophia Panych,
Allure,
2 July 2017
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Through the abbey’s base and up a short hill is Da Laura.
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Leslie Pariseau,
Saveur,
18 Sep. 2017
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Charles is the 40th sovereign to be crowned in the abbey — and, at 74, the oldest.
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Danica Kirka and Jill Lawless,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2023
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The concept of an abbey has been around since the Middle Ages.
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Tara Massouleh,
AL.com,
11 Oct. 2017
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Grim sat at one of the benches in the abbey, elbows on his knees.
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Jorie McDonald,
EW.com,
23 Aug. 2022
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Here’s one: The royal abbey upon which it was built dates to the year 506.
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Nicole Phelps,
Vogue,
8 July 2019
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In the abbey, about 2,000 guests will be waiting for the start of a service that will last about an hour.
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Maria Puente,
USA TODAY,
15 Sep. 2022
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In honor of the queen consort’s birthday, the abbey rang its bells for the first time since 2019.
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Rosa Sanchez,
Harper's BAZAAR,
17 July 2023
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Centuries later, abbeys are alive and well across the globe.
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Tara Massouleh,
AL.com,
11 Oct. 2017
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Experts from the abbey will guide the tours, which will run on some days from May 15 to July 29.
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Sylvia Hui,
Fortune,
24 Mar. 2023
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The sneak peek above reveals what happens when the team first arrives at the abbey.
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Chancellor Agard,
EW.com,
25 Aug. 2021
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From October, the abbey grounds will be open to the public six days a week.
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New York Times,
18 Sep. 2020
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The abbey marks one of the French starts of the Camino de Santiago de Compostela.
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Hugh Garvey,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Mar. 2018
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Just north of Cardiff is the Wye Valley, home to quaint villages and a historic abbey.
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Taylor McIntyre,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Jan. 2024
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Around 2010, the monks decided to start a new business to help support the abbey.
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oregonlive,
14 May 2022
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The abbey is struggling to attract and retain younger novices.
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Stephen Hiltner,
New York Times,
17 Mar. 2018
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Both wore dark suede spike heels on the cobblestones outside the abbey.
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Maria Puente,
USA TODAY,
12 Mar. 2018
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Space will be limited as many streets in and around the abbey will be closed to traffic.
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Patrick Smith,
NBC News,
4 May 2023
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Indeed, the old abbey has long served as a place of communion.
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Leia Larsen,
The Salt Lake Tribune,
10 Apr. 2022
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After the service, the prince seemed perked up, as he was seen chatting with other guests in the abbey.
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Erica Gonzales,
Harper's BAZAAR,
25 Apr. 2018
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In 1127, the Savignac monks constructed a new abbey on the land.
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Jane Recker,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 Feb. 2022
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Balent says that guests come to the abbey for a variety of reasons.
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Kate Silver,
chicagotribune.com,
3 Aug. 2017
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The reader learns, for example, that Nigel the miller gave handsomely to the abbey.
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The Economist,
8 June 2020
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The abbey will be open for free afterward for the public to pay their respects at his grave.
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Fox News,
8 May 2018
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After the service, the king will follow the state gun carriage in procession from the abbey up the mall.
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Joanna Sugden,
WSJ,
19 Sep. 2022
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Some of Sister Wilhelmina’s nieces and nephews have objected to the way the abbey had handled her body.
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Ruth Graham Katie Currid,
New York Times,
9 Sep. 2023
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The site is very close to an ancient cemetery that was discovered on the other end of the square, surrounding the powerful abbey of Saint-Bénigne, the archaeologists said.
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Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2024
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