This building replaced one dating from the early 12th century, whose walls formed part of the city walls and abutted the ancient Clayport Gate (demolished 1791) on one side.

The south wall abuts the incoming lanes to the toll plaza.

He'd changed the topology so that every window looked in through another window, every wall abutted another wall; the whole thing closed in on itself in every direction, finite but borderless, universe-as-womb.

Its walls abut an ancient Jewish cemetery, whose sun-bleached graves echo the forms of the poolside chaise lounges, empty and waiting for bodies.

Fandarel had set up his equipment in the far corner of the Court, where the outside wall abutted the cliff-Hold, a dragonlength from the stairs.

'From the shadow of this wall, I think,' said I, as we emerged upon a road on which a wall abutted.

All right, the south wall abutted the north bank of the Perfume River-- He looked around, spotted the milk pitcher, and poured a stream of milk over the countertop.

In the entrance hall, a wall of glass bricks abuts one sheathed in white tiles, which in turn segues into one covered in nubby Japanese paper.

The Kropes were careless, or their control inefficient, for at the end of the wall nearest Blade, where the wall abutted on the sheer cliffside of the valley, erosion had taken a minute toll.

These were necessary, because the house had side windows and would have been rendered useless for occupancy if the walls of other buildings had abutted it.