Example sentences for: mosaics

How can you use “mosaics” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The most spectacular art treasures of the church are its gorgeous Byzantine mosaics, glittering Old Testament scenes high on the walls (don’t forget the binoculars), and a triumphant Mary and Jesus enthroned in the apse over the high altar.

  • At the end of the right nave is the fifth-century domed baptistery, one of the oldest buildings known in Christian Europe with some original mosaics still intact.

  • Most popular are the stunning Pompeii mosaics and Herculaneum bronzes on the mezzanine floor.

  • The mosaics of the dome and apse depict Christ Pantocrator with the Evangelists and Jesus blessing Peter and Paul; together with those of Ravenna, they are Italy’s finest.

  • There is a soft glow in the gilded interior from the mosaics, gently illuminated by high stained-glass windows, more evocative yet with the worn patina of the elaborate inlaid-marble flooring.


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