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shingle

[shing-guhl] / ˈʃɪŋ gəl /








NOUN
tile
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He asked them where they procured the redwood to renovate their shingle roof and the trio spent the rest of the morning excitedly discussing restoration techniques and comparing notes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Its landscapes include grasslands, lagoons, heathland and vegetated shingle, which supports a range of creatures, flora and fauna - not just birds.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

In prison, he became devoted to working out; after his release, Mr. James hung out his shingle as a personal trainer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026

My family lived in East Highland Park, Va., just outside of Richmond, in an 800-square-foot house clad in gray asphalt shingle siding.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2025

The ocean was ruddy, as were they, and some passed into the sea from the shingle, and others rose from the sea and waded to shore.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

Nigerian models donned outfits of seemingly impossible amounts of fabric folded and moulded into massive silhouettes, or overlapping in shingled, feather-like patterns.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

At the bar, I built a fantastic $59 meal from the happy-hour menu: hamachi crudo shingled with plums, chicken curry, and truffled brie grilled cheese with mango jam.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025

When you imagine a typical American family home, you probably picture something like John Williamson and Sue Spaziani’s house, with its shingled roof and wraparound porch.

From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2024

“It’s not all open vistas of the seas and shingled cottages of the rich. It’s cold, hard, long winters, people having bean suppers at church, traditions that go back to the 1600s.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2023

Then my hand flew to my hair, the shingled bob, the declaration of a new woman.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Freesuns is an early adopter of matrix shingling technology in building-integrated PV.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

For presentation, gingerly prop the tofu against the pork, shingling it out slightly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026

Back east on Cape Cod, where once upon a time my shingling trade migrated, the occasional red cedar roof comes along in the wealthiest of ocean-view neighborhoods.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2024

Top each with two thin slices of ham and the cucumbers, shingling the cucumbers neatly on top of each sandwich.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 13, 2022

He heard horses’ hoofs plodding on the road and far-off pounding on wood where a neighbor was shingling a barn.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck


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