shingle
Example Sentences
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His memories alight on his father, Wheeler, an attorney who turned down a high-paying job in Chicago to hang out his shingle in Port William.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025
We arrived, some minutes later, at a shingle beach beside the old fishing village of Audresselles, just south of Cap Gris-Nez.
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2025
Technically, they're equals now that these childhood friends have joined forces to hang out their own shingle after jumping ship from the management company their fathers created.
From Salon • May 9, 2025
Many hillside homes were built with combustible wood shingle roofs.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2025
My feet made a queer crunching noise as I crossed the shingle.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.