Example sentences for: gable

How can you use “gable” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • It was a major sensation throughout the English-speaking world when, in 1939, David Selznick exceptionally prevailed upon Will Hays, the architect of Hollywood censorship, to permit Clark Gable in Gone With The Wind to utter his famous valediction to Scarlett O'Hara, “Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.”

  • In Frederic Wakeman's 1946 novel, The Hucksters , the hero, played by Clark Gable in the film version, is a tough-guy creative whiz who gives up on advertising as soon as he realizes that he's genuinely afraid of losing the big soap account.

  • It is a city of history, which shouts from every gable and street corner; a city of culture — of museums, and musicians, and artists; a city of learning with a large university; a city of trade with banking at its core; a multi-ethnic city of over 100 different nationalities; a city of “live and let live” as minority groups are able to flourish and innovative ideas to develop; and of course, a city of tourism, with over 32 million visitors per year.

  • Even without the originally designed crowning gable, the sculpted multi-colored marble façade makes an impact, with statues of prophets, saints, and apostles above the medallion reliefs of Roman emperors.

  • Scafell, Great Gable, Pillar, and Kirk Fell offer challenge and excitement even to the professionals.


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