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Upstairs, there’s a children’s bedroom and a bonus room that has a skylight and portal that looks out onto the surrounding hills. — Liz Stinson, Curbed, "Modern Japanese house has a climbable roof," 26 Nov. 2018 The core of the layout is a double-height hallway and stairwell topped with a vast skylight. — J.s. Marcus, WSJ, "Building an Alpine Chalet for the Low-Lying Netherlands," 30 Oct. 2018 The artist has installed colored gels on a long thin skylight, to give museumgoers the sensation of walking through a rainbow. — New York Times, "In an East Boston Shipyard, a Watershed Idea for Art," 22 June 2018 The cozy home office across the hall has two skylights, a closet and a wet bar. — Linda Hingham, courant.com, "Property of the Week: 198 Woodland Street, Glastonbury," 29 Jan. 2018 Likewise, the windows and skylight have unusual shapes, with the latter being constructed from shipbuilding and automobile parts. — Liz Stinson, Curbed, "154-square-foot office pod stands out in a good way," 17 Oct. 2018 Design flourish: The outer walls of the master bathroom are made of translucent plastic panels that once served as a skylight in another home. — Arizona Republic, azcentral, "Coolest homes: 10 unique modern homes featured on azcentral," 21 June 2018 The roof is one big skylight, made of a polycarbonate material. — Maria Carter, Country Living, "Off-The-Grid Weekends Are Easy at This Author's Tiny "Glass House"," 4 Aug. 2015 The inside features a top that unfolds into eight-foot ceilings, plentiful skylights, and twenty feet of living space inside. — Megan Barber, Curbed, "The 5 best campers for people with kids," 30 Nov. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'skylight.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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