| To prevent the clay from becoming adobe brick, she dug in 15 tons of sand, 14 truckloads of composted manure, and 25 large bales of peat moss. |
| The room widens almost imperceptibly, then narrows again as the adobe walls converge on either side of the altar. |
| Substituting adobe clay for cement is one option for a more sustainable approach. |
| But the predominance and thickness of the sheltering walls recalls the adobe. |
| Adobe masonry is heavy work, so limiting the square footage of the adobe walls is important to building on a budget. |
| In the Plains Indians Wars, infantry and mounted troops were quartered in wooden and adobe forts dotting the West and Southwest. |
