dormer

The roof and an upstairs dormer window of the property were severely damaged by fire.

From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2025

So, days ago, when I looked at Angel’s text, I saw a photo of a completed dormer poking out of a steep slate roof on a century-old home.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 30, 2023

Here’s a partial list of things that are not a roof: plumbing vent pipe, chimney, skylights, powered roof ventilator, attic or room dormer, a wall that’s next to and rises above a roof.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 19, 2022

Tucked behind tall hedges and 12-foot gates, the 11,500-square-foot manor features dormer windows and Juliet balconies across the exterior.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2021

Stepping inside, one found oneself in a small living room with slanted walls and dormer windows.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

Their dormers hadn’t been built yet; the lawns hardly had grass; the trees were plants held steady by sticks, a piece of paper attached by wire to the branches: “Apple tree.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

A few have Asian-inspired elements like flared or upturned columns or dormers, while others incorporate floral motifs and stained glass.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2025

A new insulated roof and dormers expanded the head space.

From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2022

A massive mansard roof with dormers, tall windows and paired doors at the above-grade entrance all indicate Second Empire.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 5, 2021

Nothing of the houses but the roof sticks out above the snow, and the winter-doors may be set under the eaves or in the roof itself, like dormers.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin