dormer

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025

“Hi, friend. It’s Angel. The dormer went really well,” she wrote.

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

A steep roof and dormer windows accentuate the traditional style.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2020

He misses the sound of rain on the zinc roof above his dormer; the feral energy of the orphans; the scratchy singing of Frau Elena as she rocks a baby in the parlor.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr