dormer

Example Sentences

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So, days ago, when I looked at Angel’s text, I saw a photo of a completed dormer poking out of a steep slate roof on a century-old home.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 30, 2023

Here’s a partial list of things that are not a roof: plumbing vent pipe, chimney, skylights, powered roof ventilator, attic or room dormer, a wall that’s next to and rises above a roof.

From Washington Post • Jul. 19, 2022

As their dormer bungalow falls into council tax band E, they won't be eligible for the £150 rebate being offered.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2022

Tucked behind tall hedges and 12-foot gates, the 11,500-square-foot manor features dormer windows and Juliet balconies across the exterior.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2021

But Werner carries the receiver up to his attic dormer and studies it for hours.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr