How to Use stucco in a Sentence

stucco

noun
Definition of stucconext
  • The court was lined with stucco, a kind of plaster, and had traces of paint.
    — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 25 June 2024
  • Those events had not stayed within the thick stucco walls of the house.
    — Nell Freudenberger, The New Yorker, 28 July 2024
  • Outside, the home went from a dark tan stucco to a soft white.
    — Shari Rudavsky, Indianapolis Star, 19 Jan. 2018
  • Had enough of the heavy brocade and stucco found all around town?
    — Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2021
  • The ripples in the stucco walls are as tactile as Braille.
    — Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Nov. 2021
  • The room had no molding or stucco, its lines as sharp as the lines of his face when the light was dimmed.
    — Jonas Eika, The New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2021
  • Since many of the stucco homes are placed on top of a cement slab, the soil from the mudslide weighs more than the house.
    — Madeline Farber, Fox News, 20 Mar. 2018
  • Down the hill from the garden, in the center of town, is a white stucco hotel called The White House.
    — Claire Fahy, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2023
  • The villa's façade glows cream and gold in the evening sun, and white stucco statues peer down.
    — Ros Belford, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Nov. 2019
  • The residences were built in a Mediterranean style and with stucco to keep the home cool.
    — Rebecca San Juan, Miami Herald, 2 May 2024
  • Most of the houses were close to each other and looked the same—stucco clad in aluminum.
    — Marc Myers, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2021
  • The house was concrete and tile, all slathered in blinding white stucco.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2018
  • The plan also includes a new pool and 630-square-foot stucco pool house.
    — Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 1 Dec. 2022
  • The shiny silver blade, cutting through the center of the façade, curled back sheets of gray stucco on both sides.
    — Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2022
  • Holes marred the front door, while others littered the white stucco around the front windows.
    — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 13 July 2023
  • The stucco facades of many units are spider-webbed with cracks.
    — Paul Brinkmann, OrlandoSentinel.com, 24 May 2018
  • The stucco and wood structure is on a narrow lot on a winding street.
    — Myrna Petlicki, chicagotribune.com, 9 Nov. 2021
  • The plants are reliefs of stucco and depict reeds, ferns and rushes.
    — Houston Chronicle, 26 May 2018
  • Gatti-Taylor has repaired the stucco of her home and likes to do house projects.
    — Arlene Becker, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2022
  • What appeared to be two other bullet holes were in the door frame and stucco.
    — Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 25 Sep. 2024
  • The house had been covered with vines, which were damaging the stucco.
    — Kim Palmer, Star Tribune, 21 May 2021
  • Inside, echoes of Brazilian jazz bounce off the stucco walls.
    — Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023
  • The stone-and-stucco facade opens to arched, floor-to-ceiling windows.
    — Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, 22 May 2018
  • From the street, the 1880s house is handsome, with a stucco-and-stone facade and airy Charleston-style porches along the side.
    — Dana Thomas, ELLE Decor, 12 Sep. 2019
  • The homes are large, often made of stucco and have parlors, sun rooms and living rooms.
    — Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 10 Feb. 2024
  • The three bedroom, three-bath stucco home with a clay tile roof was built in 1923 for Mrs. Mary Wolf and her husband, Joseph.
    — Roxanne Washington, cleveland.com, 30 Aug. 2019
  • Other sections of the house are clad in Cor-teen steel and hand-troweled stucco.
    — J.s. Marcus, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2022
  • Plans initially called for it to be sheathed in stucco.
    — Mark Lamster, Dallas News, 1 June 2023
  • The gated stucco manor, dubbed Hastings House, was built years before in 1932 with seven bedrooms and over five bathrooms.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2024
  • The new space will take inspiration from Mayan culture with intricate stucco glyph tiles, woven grass textiles and hemp tassel chandeliers.
    — Jessica Alvarado Gamez, The Denver Post, 20 Dec. 2024

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