How to Use corbel in a Sentence

corbel

noun
  • Around the doors flat pilasters have carved leaf corbels at their tops, plus a header carved with grapevines.
    — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 11 Apr. 2020
  • The chime assembly ties to the tower with a precast corbel anchored with a plate and bar.
    — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 6 Sep. 2018
  • Here, a natural stone gas fireplace with a cherry wood corbel mantel ties the space together.
    — Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2022
  • Think layers of molding on the mantel, picture molding on the chimney, decorative tile, maybe even some corbels.
    — Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The 660-square-foot master bedroom has his-and-hers closets and baths, and a marble fireplace with cherubs sculpted in the mantel corbels.
    — Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, 26 Feb. 2018
  • The bathroom is similarly ornate and has a clawfoot tub, pedestal sink, two more ceiling medallions, and a decorative corbel.
    — Jenny Xie, Curbed, 29 Sep. 2021
  • Their skills shine in the foyer especially, where the floors, walls, coffered ceiling, decorative corbels, and balusters gleam with a gloss finish.
    — Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Outside there was decorative bargeboard over windows and doors, decorative cornice and corbel trim.
    — Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 May 2018
  • Custom details also include unique moldings and decorative accents such as corbels and decorative legs to make the cabinets look like furniture.
    — John Inc., Houston Chronicle, 25 Jan. 2020
  • Marble from a house that was razed to make way for the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art was repurposed as quoin (corner) work, arches and corbels.
    — Cynthia Billhartz Gregorian, kansascity.com, 28 Apr. 2017
  • My eyes looked up at a clock tower from the 15th century before tracing the intricate facades of the ancient churches and buildings with their iron balconies, decorative corbels and archways.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
  • German archaeologist Gottlieb Schumacher stands near the corbel arch of a burial chamber at Megiddo in 1905.
    — Pamela Weintraub, Discover Magazine, 1 Oct. 2015
  • The highlight is the lobby Christmas tree, adorned with approximately 15,000 lights and 2,000 ornaments, which rises all the way up to the rich mahogany corbels of the elaborate coffered ceiling.
    — Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025

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