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

A simple dormer addition may be enough to expand the second floor you already have, and is more straightforward than a partial or full second-story addition, because the scope of the project is much smaller.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2022

A steep roof and dormer windows accentuate the Traditional style.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2019

That something might be a chimney, a plumbing vent pipe, a powered attic fan, a turbine vent or a dormer, or it might be where two roof surfaces intersect.

From Washington Post • Jan. 8, 2019

They bought a contemporary Cape house with dormer windows, with a lot of land around it, meadow and forest, where the dogs could run and the children could play.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston