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
  • The roof is a little taller with a dormer that matches the house.
    — Joanne Kempinger Demski, Journal Sentinel, 4 May 2023
  • Start inside the house in the attic or your home’s dormer and work your way down.
    — Gregory Burnett, cleveland, 5 Mar. 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
  • Bumped out by a long dormer, this garage gained second-story space for a loft apartment.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Elwell was working on the dormer of a house, at nearly three stories high.
    — Audrey Dutton, idahostatesman, 19 May 2017
  • 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
  • Upstairs, the home's dormer windows create a space for a desk and reading area.
    — Neal J. Leitereg, latimes.com, 10 Mar. 2018
  • The dormer can be built into the roof for several thousand dollars.
    — Elle Decor Staff, ELLE Decor, 5 July 2012
  • 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
  • Oftentimes, skylights will get damaged or dormers where there's any type of seam in the roof.
    — Paul Burton, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
  • 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
  • The kids’ area is situated in a brand-new dormer lofted above the original space.
    — Becca Endicott, ELLE Decor, 2 Feb. 2018
  • 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
  • There are no dormers or dramatic rooflines to break things up visually—just shutters.
    — Katie Strasberg Rousso, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2025
  • On the outside, mixed siding and a stylish dormer add classic Craftsman curb appeal.
    — Star Tribune, 25 Dec. 2020
  • 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
  • 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
  • Two dormers punctuate the sloping roofline to further the classic look.
    — Neal J. Leitereg, latimes.com, 27 June 2018
  • 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
  • Light pours in from above, even on an overcast day, thanks to a dormer with a Palladian window that faces to the front of the house.
    — Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2023
  • The penthouse would be three stories with dormers on the south side, a trio of bedrooms on the second floor, and a svelter third-floor attic.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2025
  • 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
  • The fourth home on the tour is an elevated 1941 house with classic shutters and a dormer window.
    — oregonlive, 8 Dec. 2020
  • The average house needs three or four rods, and ideally other rods should be placed on prominent points such as chimneys and dormers.
    — Robin Tricoles, The Atlantic, 31 Aug. 2017
  • The decorative sunburst windows on the two dormers and the gable window are our favorite details.
    — Emma Ashe, Southern Living, 24 June 2026
  • The decorative sunburst windows on the two dormers and the gable window are our favorite details.
    — Emma Ashe, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The third-floor primary bedroom has a vaulted ceiling, two walk-in closets, and a bath with a soaking tub tucked into a dormer window.
    — Marni Elyse Katz, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Jan. 2023

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