adobe

Example Sentences

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Eventually, however, the lush commons became something like adobe hills.

From Salon • Jul. 12, 2025

A wealthy resident, Bernhard Hoffmann, not only bought and restored the historic adobe Casa de la Guerra downtown, Rech said, but bought property next to it and built a complex of shops called El Paseo.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2025

Loescher co-founded Adobeisnotsoftware, which seeks to advance adobe construction in California through education and advocacy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2025

Today, the two-story adobe residence is a local, state and national historic landmark offering year-round exhibitions, educational programs and cultural events that explore the many identities of the West.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2025

And the men of the village were not working in the fields, they clung together in groups at the adobe corners of houses and whispered to each other as we drove by.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya