Sentence examples for being surmounted by from inspiring English sources

Loggias were sometimes given significance in a facade by being surmounted by a pediment.

He also designed a circular lavatory for the male servants, which Jeremy Cooper describes as being "surmounted by a growling Cerberus, each of his three heads inset with bloodshot glass eyes".

Her carnal lips are surmounted by a slight mustache.

The beating reeds are surmounted by small resonators, producing a nasal, buzzing tone.

Stumpy piers were surmounted by serpentine, Celtic-style ornament, just like that of the Tower Building.

His domed head was surmounted by long, thick, prematurely white hair.

It is about 25 ft. high and originally was surmounted by an eagle, now lost.

The terraced houses and several mosques and churches are surmounted by the ruins of a citadel.

Two gilded infants support the clock, which is surmounted by a happy Cupid.

It's surmounted by a spinning laser turret and knobbed with cameras, radar, antennas, and G.P.S.

A chair used for hair-styling is surmounted by Louis XVI frame & upholstery.