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

From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2025

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

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

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 14, 2022

A steep roof and dormer windows accentuate the Traditional style.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 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

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

Some people also paid for customized add-ons to their homes, like dormers or a porch.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 27, 2022

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