adobe

Example Sentences

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He’s even selfishly hoarded toilet paper in his fancy adobe estate.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2025

Eventually, however, the lush commons became something like adobe hills.

From Salon • Jul. 12, 2025

That includes adobe and cob, a material made from clay, sand and straw.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2025

Hackman was a lover of the arts and a painter himself, so he fit in well: Santa Fe is known for its iconic adobe architecture and is home to more than 250 galleries.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2025

Huaca del Sol, the Moche capital, contains the largest adobe structure in the Andes, still hauntingly evocative despite centuries of systematic looting.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann