He stood spiring, his breaths visible in the cold morning air.

A thin column of smoke spires into the night sky after the bonfire.

Even a small act of kindness can spire others to keep going.

The medieval skyline was pierced by slender broached spires that drew the eye upward.

From the hilltop, the medieval abbey's broached spire rose above the trees, its elegant transition from the square tower to an octagonal shaft strikingly visible.