roofless
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Origin of roofless
Example Sentences
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That’s when the hotel team dresses the roofless structure up with bistro lights and candles and invites an eclectic mix of musicians to play under the stars.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2024
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
When emissaries from Israel visited Villanueva’s congregation, they were aghast at the barrenness of the place: dirt floors, no plumbing, a windowless, roofless temple lit by candles.
From New York Times • Aug. 2, 2022
A temporarily roofless home has its own unique challenges.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 21, 2022
The great double curtain wall still stood, for granite does not yield easily to fire, but most of the towers and keeps within were roofless.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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