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, which was created by artist collective Peaball, is located on a gable wall of the Pram Centre.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2024
The entrance hall had its own gable tile roof.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 18, 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
At the top, she stands; she has the sense of a long slope-walled space pressed beneath the gable of the roof.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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
Relatively few people are old enough to recall this unpretentious 1906 home, with charming third-floor gables and a second-floor bay window.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2022
It seemed more like Doom Manor than Daffodil Manor, since there wasn’t a flower in sight, just imposing gables and a wrought iron fence.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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