How to Use baseboard in a Sentence

baseboard

noun
  • The rope trim above the baseboards.
    Collier Sutter, Architectural Digest, 17 Nov. 2025
  • This trick works great on scuffed baseboards, too.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 1 June 2026
  • Wipe the baseboards with a clean soft cloth to dry them.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Wipe the baseboards with a clean soft cloth to dry them.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026
  • A lot of the homes had baseboard heating.
    Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Start anywhere in your home and wipe your baseboards.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Wipe the baseboards dry with a towel when you're done.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Wipe the baseboards dry with a towel when you're done.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Wipe the baseboards dry with a towel when you're done.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Wipe your baseboards from top to bottom.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Wipe your baseboards from top to bottom.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Again, start at the ceiling and work your way down to the baseboards.
    Jennifer Kopf, Country Living, 16 Jan. 2020
  • Your baseboards won't attract dust, at least for a time.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Your baseboards won't attract dust, at least for a time.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Your baseboards won't attract dust, at least for a time.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
  • First, use a clean microfiber cloth to dust your walls and baseboards.
    Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Use that on the fronts of your cupboards, the baseboards, and trim.
    Alyse Whitney, Bon Appetit, 6 July 2017
  • Wipe down all of the baseboards, and then do a second run to dry them.
    Lori Keong, Architectural Digest, 2 Apr. 2026
  • For a deep clean, wipe down your baseboards rather than just dusting.
    Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Here's how often to clean your baseboards and the best ways to do it.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Nov. 2025
  • Sealing gaps around baseboards and bed frames.
    Dallas Morning News, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Then, spray along their path and at windows, baseboards, and doors.
    Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 13 Mar. 2026
  • What causes baseboards to get dirty?
    Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Stone from the rock yard would have been too uneven for the baseboard trim to sit on.
    The Pecks, OregonLive.com, 31 Dec. 2017
  • Wipe down baseboards, doors and handles.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
  • And nothing ages one like smudges, smears, and scuff marks all over the walls and baseboards.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Next up is getting those ugly scuff marks off of the baseboards.
    Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The other thing Dreame does very well is clean baseboards and edges.
    Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 17 July 2024
  • They were also seen in the bathroom door jams and baseboards.
    Carolina Gonzales, Houston Chronicle, 22 May 2018
  • Repeat at the bottom of the wall, along the top edge of the baseboard.
    Daniel Bortz, sacbee, 15 June 2018

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