clerestories
- plural of clerestory.
Example Sentences
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The home’s skylights, clerestories and towering windows that take in the wooded scene surrounding it make up roughly 50% of the floor plan — much higher than modern limits allow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2026
Skylights punctuate rich beamed ceilings in the open-plan interior, which boasts clerestories, custom built-ins and floor-to-ceiling walls of glass.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2019
Light pours from black-framed and mullioned Brombal windows and clerestories on three sides.
From New York Times ● Oct. 3, 2018
“Part of that is floor-to-ceiling light. Creating a sense of scale brought light in all year. We played with roof overhangs and clerestories: height, overhang, roof pitch; it’s always the dance.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 24, 2017
Once in, I paid litde attention to the architecture, although I knew the terms: clerestories and naves were things I’d written papers about.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
