Examples of rooftop in a Sentence
They have a garden on the rooftop of the apartment building.
He wanted to shout from the rooftops when he got the job.
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Images of Americans being rescued from rooftops are still ingrained in the country's memory.
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Marina Pitofsky, USA Today, 8 July 2025
Guests of the hotel are spoiled for choice, with options that include several excellent modern speakeasies (Noble Experiment, Youngblood, Prohibition Lounge) and taprooms (Ales Tales, Nason’s Beer Hall) in addition to the hotel’s own rooftop bar.
—Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
Rainwater is used to hydrate the plants after it's been collected from the rooftop of the glasshouse, which measures 760 m in length (about 2,500 ft) and is capable of producing 1,250 tonnes of strawberries each year.
—New Atlas, 6 July 2025
There is no separate restaurant, nor a pool, although one was originally considered for the rooftop.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2025
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Marina Pitofsky, USA Today, 8 July 2025
Guests of the hotel are spoiled for choice, with options that include several excellent modern speakeasies (Noble Experiment, Youngblood, Prohibition Lounge) and taprooms (Ales Tales, Nason’s Beer Hall) in addition to the hotel’s own rooftop bar.
—Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
Rainwater is used to hydrate the plants after it's been collected from the rooftop of the glasshouse, which measures 760 m in length (about 2,500 ft) and is capable of producing 1,250 tonnes of strawberries each year.
—New Atlas, 6 July 2025
There is no separate restaurant, nor a pool, although one was originally considered for the rooftop.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for rooftop
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“Rooftop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rooftop. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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rooftop
noun
roof·top
ˈrüf-ˌtäp 
ˈru̇f-
: roof entry 1 sense 1a
especially
: the outer surface of a flat roof
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