Other Word Forms
- ungabled adjective
Etymology
Origin of gabled
Example Sentences
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Filled with surprising patios, alleys and landings, it’s one of his forays into postmodernism: brightly colored buildings contain, among other features, gabled brick rooflines, extra-bulky columns, long cantilevers and cylindrical steel elevators.
From Los Angeles Times
And they built good strong stone houses, gabled and stout to keep winter out.
From Literature
Security camera footage from about a block away showed the unusual, gabled roof simply collapsed downward.
From Seattle Times
They opened corner stores and car dealerships and built sprawling homes with gabled roofs, ornate columns and other architectural touches imported from north of the border.
From Los Angeles Times
One local example: A classic gabled 1937 home in Magnolia beat the odds despite being in a slow-to-sell neighborhood and a high price point.
From Seattle Times
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