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
After five consecutive days with rain delays, play on the other roofless courts was scheduled to get underway at around 12:30 p.m. local time.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 2, 2024
Plans to restore a roofless, crumbling castle in the Scottish Borders have been held up by great crested newts.
From BBC • Jul. 5, 2023
Months after the storms, health workers at a still roofless district hospital in the east treated patients in tents.
From New York Times • Nov. 18, 2022
In Chaco Canyon, in New Mexico, there is a great roofless ceremonial kiva or temple, dating from the eleventh century.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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