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
  • 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
  • Historic sources call the architecture Italianate because of the elaborate carved corbels on the porch pillars and supporting some of the roofs.
    Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 22 Feb. 2020
  • Here, a natural stone gas fireplace with a cherry wood corbel mantel ties the space together.
    Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2022
  • 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
  • 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
  • But the real dazzlers are the details: Beadboard and corbels offer decorative gravitas (and highlight a wider countertop that can double as a breakfast bar).
    Lauren Piro, Good Housekeeping, 24 May 2015
  • Outside there was decorative bargeboard over windows and doors, decorative cornice and corbel trim.
    Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 May 2018
  • Added exterior design accents include European Schötten Fenster tilt-turn wood windows, chimney caps, cornerstones, extra-wide brick sills, and brick accents surrounding the base around the home and its corbels.
    Brittanny Havard, The Denver Post, 2 June 2017
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Historic sources call the architecture Italianate because of the elaborate carved corbels on the porch pillars and supporting some of the roofs.
    Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 22 Feb. 2020
  • Here, a natural stone gas fireplace with a cherry wood corbel mantel ties the space together.
    Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2022
  • 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
  • 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
  • But the real dazzlers are the details: Beadboard and corbels offer decorative gravitas (and highlight a wider countertop that can double as a breakfast bar).
    Lauren Piro, Good Housekeeping, 24 May 2015
  • Outside there was decorative bargeboard over windows and doors, decorative cornice and corbel trim.
    Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 May 2018
  • Added exterior design accents include European Schötten Fenster tilt-turn wood windows, chimney caps, cornerstones, extra-wide brick sills, and brick accents surrounding the base around the home and its corbels.
    Brittanny Havard, The Denver Post, 2 June 2017
  • 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

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