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
Her mother picked a piece of cement from the gable wall, blessed it and put it on her daughter's ear.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2025
Chicken barns have massive fans at each end of the gable roof.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 2024
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
“Go on, Jess, you can do it! Not far to the gable now!”
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
My house has gables and skylights, so surface area for solar is limited.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
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
Successive Greek governments have lobbied for the return of the British Museum’s share of the works, which include statues from the Parthenon’s pediments — the all-marble building’s gables.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 10, 2022
Hohnen bought the Milwood Avenue property for $1.95 million in 2014 and quickly took the homes down to framing, then rebuilt with replicated gables and rooflines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 3, 2020
A few men, lean, wearing animal skins, look up at the gables of the king’s hall, or at the vultures circling casually beyond.
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
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