Example Sentences

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The purpose of these gable-like piles has been a riddle to the archaeologists, who have visited Uxmal.

From The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations by Nuttall, Zelia

The highest and most enduring, seen from many quarters and at considerable distances, is a gable-like cairn on the summit of a hill.

From Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 2 by Tytler, Sarah