through the roof

phrase

: at an extremely or excessively high level

Prices are through the roof.

Examples of through the roof in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Bright orange flames burst through the roof of the building on Southwest 3rd Avenue, quickly escalating into a two-alarm fire as patrons scrambled to safety. — Anna McAllister, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2026

Earlier this year, scientists revealed that a meteorite that crashed through the roof of a New Jersey home in 2024 contained some of the chemical building blocks of life and was among the rarest space rocks ever recovered. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Inflation is through the roof as the regime scrambles to print more money. — Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026

The ratings were through the roof, everybody was making a lot of money. — Chuck Lorre, Vanity Fair, 7 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for through the roof

• bulletproof
• fireproof
• waterproof
• weatherproof
• aloof
• behoof
• disproof
• flameproof
• foolproof
• greaseproof
• leakproof
• reproof