gable roof

Example Sentences

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That is where they built their current Colonial-style home with a gable roof and hardwood floors, three bedrooms and four full baths, according to local property records.

From Washington Post

Composite libraries are available with a composite arched or slanted roof, while wood libraries generally have a slanted metal shed roof or gable roof.

From Seattle Times

Some have gable roofs; others have mansard roofs.

From Washington Post

But lately Ms. Stern has taken to shooting gable roofs, gravestones, treetops, and fish-clutching birds of prey in a washed-out and gentle black and white that makes me think of charcoal rubbings.

From New York Times

Even though Porter & Lockie was a pioneer of art deco in Washington, the firm designed the house as a traditional Tudor, with steeply pitched gable roofs, elaborate chimneys and decorative half-timbering.

From Washington Post