casement

Example Sentences

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Just imagine a Tudor without its steel casement windows or a Craftsman without its solid built-in bookcases.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 25, 2023

"When it struck the quarters, the whole room shook and then the joy of somebody coming in, opening the casement, putting the rod in and winding it up," she said.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2022

Stained-glass casement windows the color of the Balearic Sea — which Fournier and Marty first used at their new Musée Yves Saint Laurent in Marrakesh — offer views of the neighborhood below.

From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2018

Cogitation’s far too grueling — throw it from the casement!

From Washington Post • Dec. 15, 2016

It was too granular to attempt to put a spindle hole down the middle, so I poured it in and tapped on the casement to settle the grain as best I could.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam