How to Use peaked in a Sentence

peaked

adjective
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  • 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
  • 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 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
  • Elsewhere, guards in peaked caps with guns stand behind barbed wire, and a woman leans over a car window in a dark, red-hued alley.
    — Tom Simonite, Wired, 6 Oct. 2021
  • 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
  • While neighbors on the row were renovated to add a full third story, No. 51 kept its peaked roof with a dormer window.
    — Curbed, 17 Jan. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • The octagonal building was all wood, with its tongue-in-groove peaked roof constructed of wooden struts.
    — Vince Guerrieri, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Mar. 2023
  • But then Sircar flagged the two entrances, which were framed by enormous peaked arches with fluted flourishes at their bases.
    — Daniel Brook, The New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2023
  • 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
  • However, not every contrast collar shirt is designed for wear with peaked lapels or pleated trousers.
    — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2022
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • But the biggest challenge was inherent to the design: a 360-degree wraparound ribbon of four-foot-tall windows that horizontally bisect the entire studio, as if its peaked roof had been sliced clean and then sutured back on with glass.
    — Kurt Soller Angela Hau, New York Times, 5 May 2023
  • Resembling a tiny peaked doorway, this towering tree looked very much like the famed entrance of the tree cookie factory made so notable in the commercials and advertising campaign for the Keebler cookie line brand.
    — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • Some of the classic trademarks of A-frame architecture showcased include its peaked, triangular shape, soaring floor-to-ceiling windows, exposed ceiling beams, hardwood flooring, and a charming sleeping loft.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The researchers assumed two possible distributions of spins: evenly distributed (no preferred orientation) and a peaked distribution (a preferred orientation).
    — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 24 Jan. 2022
  • As the early rewards of liberalization peaked and economic inequities deepened, aspirations of mobility have diminished.
    — Suhasini Raj Atul Loke, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2023
  • 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
  • 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 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
  • Elsewhere, guards in peaked caps with guns stand behind barbed wire, and a woman leans over a car window in a dark, red-hued alley.
    — Tom Simonite, Wired, 6 Oct. 2021
  • 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

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