gable
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Inscribed “The Moost Happi,” it shows Anne with a gable hood and an unmonogrammed necklace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
The mural covers the gable end wall of a 19th Century Category C listed building overlooking the narrow School Wynd.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2023
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 ● Jan. 13, 2023
Todd Brunner buys this home, with three upstairs bedrooms and a steep, gable roof, in the spring of 2003.
From Salon ● Nov. 17, 2022
Before I follow, I stop at the gable end of a bombed-out block to wait for my little brother.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
My house has gables and skylights, so surface area for solar is limited.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Inspired by cinema setpieces and centuries-old European cottages, architects designed playful homes with turrets and gables on the outside and nooks and crannies on the inside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025
These furry creatures are a familiar sight, known to roost in chimneys and in the gables of old churches.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 20, 2023
Some are simple, but others have brightly painted roofs, gables and even chimneys.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 28, 2023
I had had in the meantime more opportunity to observe the house; it was taller than it was broad, comprising four floors, with ivy covering much of the front right up to the gables.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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