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The ice rink under the floorboards, there for the Chicago Blackhawks, was melting along the edges of the floor.—Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026 Doubt tears away at us like rats gnawing away under the floorboards in the house of being.—Christian Wiman, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025 Night auditor Tyler Cobb called 911 after first observing smoke coming through the floorboards of the lobby.—Tom Olsen, Twin Cities, 4 Dec. 2025 Allwood Getaway 2 This gorgeous cabin is built with solid Nordic spruce, from the vaulted ceiling to the floorboards.—Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for floorboard