roofless
AmericanEtymology
Origin of roofless
Example Sentences
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In Stourbridge near the UK's second largest city of Birmingham, smoke rose from smouldering ruins of several roofless houses as firefighters sprayed water on the wreckage Friday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
“We have a duty to see to it that no one starves, that no one goes roofless and cold,” The Times wrote in an editorial.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2025
The roofless church is now only a skeleton of its former self, but it had been designed by the English architect, George Gilbert Scott.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2023
A temporarily roofless home has its own unique challenges.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 21, 2022
Martyn Rivers had made his camp in the shell of a shattered holdfast, beside a roofless stable and a hundred fresh graves.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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