How to Use dormer in a Sentence

dormer

noun

• The dormer of the house has also been repaired over the jail.
  — Fox News, 30 Dec. 2020
• Start inside the house in the attic or your home’s dormer and work your way down.
  — Gregory Burnett, cleveland, 5 Mar. 2022
• The team added a dormer to the second upstairs bedroom, too.
  — Marni Elyse Katz, House Beautiful, 11 Nov. 2022
• Ivy creeps up to the barrel dormer windows of the second floor.
  — Lauren Beale, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2021
• In back is a new dormer, supported by trusses, above the kitchen.
  — Kim Palmer, Star Tribune, 21 May 2021
• There are three rooms on the second floor: two bedrooms and the final full bath, fashioned out of a dormer.
  — Boston.com Real Estate, 7 Sep. 2019
• The house has 14 dormer windows, a clay tile roof, detailed chimneys and a bay window on the side of the building.
  — Candace Taylor, WSJ, 23 Sep. 2022
• Upstairs, the home's dormer windows create a space for a desk and reading area.
  — Neal J. Leitereg, latimes.com, 10 Mar. 2018
• Elwell was working on the dormer of a house, at nearly three stories high.
  — Audrey Dutton, idahostatesman, 19 May 2017
• Bumped out by a long dormer, this garage gained second-story space for a loft apartment.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2022
• Her large studio, with dormers that lend lots of natural light, is on the second floor of the home.
  — Roxanne Washington, cleveland.com, 14 June 2017
• The third-floor dormer, which Thomas designed to echo the adjacent one, is painted gray to recede.
  — Marni Elyse Katz, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Dec. 2022
• The home features a deep front porch and second-story dormer windows.
  — Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com, 28 June 2019
• Between these ends, a low-curving eyebrow dormer is set into the cedar shake roof.
  — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 19 Dec. 2020
• The fourth home on the tour is an elevated 1941 house with classic shutters and a dormer window.
  — oregonlive, 8 Dec. 2020
• The dormer can be built into the roof for several thousand dollars.
  — Elle Decor Staff, ELLE Decor, 5 July 2012
• Check for missing shingles or failed flashing around openings in the roof, like at a chimney or dormer.
  — Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping, 3 Feb. 2022
• On the outside, mixed siding and a stylish dormer add classic Craftsman curb appeal.
  — Star Tribune, 25 Dec. 2020
• The kids’ area is situated in a brand-new dormer lofted above the original space.
  — Becca Endicott, ELLE Decor, 2 Feb. 2018
• Shingled siding and dormers give the four-bedroom, five-bathroom home an East Coast vibe.
  — Neal J. Leitereg, latimes.com, 14 July 2017
• Ascending the stairs in the foyer leads to a long hallway that draws natural light from dormers.
  — John Ellement, Boston.com Real Estate, 19 Sep. 2019
• The second floor features three guest bedrooms, each with a private bath and window seat built into a dormer.
  — Elle Decor Staff, ELLE Decor, 5 July 2012
• Two more bedrooms have exposed beams above dormer windows.
  — New York Times, 26 Jan. 2022
• Exposed brickwork, a trio of dormers and a covered front porch lend classic curb appeal to the two-story.
  — Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2019
• The exterior is painted blue on the first floor, but weathered gray shingles cover the large dormer — all framed by white trim.
  — Boston.com Real Estate, 7 Sep. 2019
• Several small dormer windows give the home a whimsical, fairy tale feel, as if a Hobbit were about to step outside and greet you.
  — Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News, 11 May 2021
• Two dormers punctuate the sloping roofline to further the classic look.
  — Neal J. Leitereg, latimes.com, 27 June 2018
• Wilkinson gave them a shingle-style house with a stone base and gables and dormers that lend it a slightly New England character.
  — Ted Loos, ELLE Decor, 5 July 2012
• The kitchen opens to the dining and living areas; a lofty vaulted ceiling with dormer windows gives the space an expansive feeling.
  — Grace Haynes, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2020
• The new home’s dormers, vertical window muntins, and three-paneled interior doors hark back to Arts and Crafts cottages built in the Poconos in the early 1900s.
  — Sally A. Downey, Philly.com, 12 June 2018

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024