gables
- plural of gable.
Example Sentences
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Inspired by cinema setpieces and centuries-old European cottages, architects designed playful homes with turrets and gables on the outside and nooks and crannies on the inside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025
These furry creatures are a familiar sight, known to roost in chimneys and in the gables of old churches.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 20, 2023
Some are simple, but others have brightly painted roofs, gables and even chimneys.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 28, 2023
Successive Greek governments have lobbied for the return of the British Museum’s share of the works, which include statues from the Parthenon’s pediments - the all-marble building’s gables.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 3, 2022
We had turned towards home and, at the top of a rise, I saw the gables of Monmouth House, bleak in the distance.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
