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Examples of hip roof in a Sentence
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The lower portion of the roof is a hip roof and the upper portion is a gable roof.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2024
Roof Shape The shape of the roof can also be regulated, as certain shapes, like hip roofs, are found to be more resistant to high winds than others, such as gable roofs.
—Sara Kendall, Miami Herald, 7 May 2024
Give serious consideration to a hip roof if possible.
—Tim Carter, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2023
For example, a hip roof, which has multiple slopes, offers better wind resistance than a gable roof, which has only two.
—Michele Lerner, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Apr. 2022
Then that structure got an adjoining two-car garage designed to look just like the living room with a hip roof and shingle siding.
—Jenny Xie, Curbed, 6 Aug. 2021
The council also approved an additional $108,000 for a pre-finished metal hip roof to match that of the nearby Public Safety Center, for a total cost of $2.98 million.
—Star Tribune, 10 July 2021
Sturdy columns continue from the ground to the gently sloping hip roof and emphasize the symmetry of the design.
—Lauren Beale, Forbes, 7 July 2021
Gandhi conceived of the residence, a holiday home for a Swiss lawyer, as a classic hip roof separated from the boxy undergirding of a typical Nova Scotian house.
—Michael Snyder, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2020
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Word History
First Known Use
1663, in the meaning defined above
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“Hip roof.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hip%20roof. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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