adobe

Example Sentences

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For decades, her adobe dwelling hosted waves of grandchildren and great-grandchildren as sons and daughters went back and forth, entrusting expanding broods to the matriarch.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2025

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

From Salon • Jul. 12, 2025

What residents who want to rebuild with materials like adobe are left with is, largely, confusion.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2025

Last Sunday, though, the family took a second tour of an adobe home in South Pasadena.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2025

We drew closer and peered through the dense curtain of green that surrounded a small adobe hut.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya