How to Use peaked in a Sentence

peaked

adjective
  • First, egg whites are whisked carefully to make a stiff-peaked meringue.
    — Amber Love Bond, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Top off the look with a peaked hat or a big fake spider on the back of the cape for extra fun.
    — Terri Robertson, Country Living, 22 Aug. 2022
  • Benedict’s body was dressed with a miter, the peaked headgear of a bishop, and a red cloak.
    — Time, 2 Jan. 2023
  • Fowler-Nicolosi more or less peaked as a redshirt freshman.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Vintage wooden classroom chairs hang from the high peaked ceiling.
    — John Meyer, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
  • The cottage's features mirror those of the main home with a peaked gable, white siding, metal roof, and inviting front porch.
    — Grace Haynes, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2023
  • The tailored jacket with peaked lapel and black velvet upper collar has a matching pair of button-front pants.
    — Michaela Zee, Variety, 19 Aug. 2022
  • However, not every contrast collar shirt is designed for wear with peaked lapels or pleated trousers.
    — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2022
  • The image on the left shows the peaked, dark biocrust organisms on the control plot, which was not subjected to warming.
    — Zak Podmore, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Dec. 2022
  • The octagonal building was all wood, with its tongue-in-groove peaked roof constructed of wooden struts.
    — Vince Guerrieri, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The blazer also included peaked lapels, long sleeves, side flap pockets and button-front closure.
    — Julia Teti, WWD, 3 Feb. 2025
  • One unusual feature of Chesterton’s bandstand is its octagon shape and peaked roof.
    — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
  • This suede jacket has an angled front zipper, peaked lapels, shoulder epaulets, and a variety of zippered and welt pockets.
    — Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • The site was a street of one- and two-story single-family houses with lawns and driveways, many with dormer windows jutting from peaked roofs.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 25 Nov. 2023
  • But all the shack-dwellers salute the sturdiness of the structures, betting that the redwood frames and simple peaked roofs could last a couple more centuries.
    — Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Apr. 2021
  • This tweed jacket is a close lookalike for Stewart’s, thanks to the double-breasted fit, peaked lapels, and golden buttons.
    — Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The five buildings blend the same earthy architecture — stone foundations under cedar siding and steep peaked roofs with cedar shingles.
    — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 1 May 2021
  • Perhaps most notably, lapels may also be played with, the standard options being the sharp and more formal peaked lapel, or the slightly louche and rakish shawl.
    — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 26 Dec. 2025
  • Architects took inspiration from older residential buildings in the area with a row of peaked roofs on the new apartments.
    — Dallas News, 2 Sep. 2022
  • In total, there are three bedrooms and two bathrooms, with the primary bedroom featuring soaring, peaked ceilings.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 26 May 2026
  • Essentially an enormous yurt, it was made from straw bale and cob walls topped with an artful spiral ceiling and a peaked roof clad in shingles laid in a wavy pattern, like the ridges of a scallop shell.
    — Penelope Green, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2023
  • The design is modern and clean-lined with soaring peaked ceilings, lots of dark wood, soothing white and neutral accents and, importantly, private outdoor space.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Stewart wore a pinkish brown tweed jacket with a double-breasted silhouette, peaked lapels, structured shoulders with shoulder pads, and gleaming golden buttons.
    — Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
  • At some point after its construction, its current peaked roof was added, featuring prominent third-floor gable windows on three sides and decorated with ornamental iron balls.
    — Mike Scott, NOLA.com, 9 Nov. 2020
  • With flying concrete buttresses and a peaked entry that soars like a church spire, the building is a Detroit example of what’s known as Googie architecture.
    — Penelope Green, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Nov. 2021
  • Advertisement The kitchen has a peaked ceiling with a skylight, plus a walk-in pantry and access to an outside alcove where the Davises plan to build display storage for their surfboards.
    — Sarah Paynter, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2023
  • This olive green style is reminiscent of one Gwyneth Paltrow wore, and it’s finished with oversized peaked lapels, buttoned tabs at the shoulders and chest, and a belt with D-ring buckles.
    — Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 22 Feb. 2025
  • Worn by, well, truckers, and non-truckers alike, it’s characterized by a peaked cap, close-fit crown, mesh back panels, and foam front that together offer excellent breathability and comfort.
    — Maverick Li, Men's Health, 14 July 2023
  • The solution was three separate houses, actually — each taking a nod from the typical exteriors in the area (brick, peaked roof, pane windows) but connected by glass walkways.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Research found that these regions were the only place where the propulsive effect of a plate was truly necessary, and the carbon fiber has been a peaked dimension in order to counteract the fragility of the material.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019

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