How to Use ceiling in a Sentence
ceiling
noun- The house has low ceilings.
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The ceilings of these ships were very low.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
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Those flames were past the ceiling.
—Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 20 June 2026
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And bonus points for the tin ceiling here.
—Nora Deligter, Curbed, 15 May 2026
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Eighty-two wins would be a ceiling.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
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Too loud and the high ceilings don’t help.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 4 June 2026
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The ceiling fell through, just like in the movie.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
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That ceiling is, in the long run, a low one.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
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Mold still coats the walls along with holes in the ceiling.
—Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 26 June 2026
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Push through your heels and lift the pelvis up to the ceiling.
—Good Housekeeping, 15 Aug. 2022
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Why does the next ceiling feel as hard to break as the last one?
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
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The car comes with a large video screen that folds down from the ceiling.
—Jack Ewing, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2024
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But Texas doesn’t put a ceiling on growth.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 May 2026
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This stealthy switch to short-term debt puts a ceiling on long-term yields.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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That style put a bit of a ceiling on the offense.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 17 May 2026
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There’s nothing to tie it to on the ceiling.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2026
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There is no limit, there is no ceiling.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
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Under that ceiling, the amount is up to you.
—Jackie Fortiér, NPR, 9 Apr. 2026
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Run ceiling fans clockwise to push warm air back down.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2026
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Her skin is now nailed to the ceiling of the refuge office.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
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Do the base molding, do the walls, even do the ceiling.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 12 Mar. 2026
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Lift your left arm straight up toward the ceiling.
—Mallory Creveling, Health, 22 Oct. 2025
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Sweat breaks out across her skin as the ceiling seems to descend.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
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The block had crashed through the ceiling and landed on the couch.
—Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
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That level flips from ceiling to floor.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026
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This figure should be a floor to build on, not a ceiling to reach.
—Jens Stoltenberg, Foreign Affairs, 10 July 2023
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Some ceiling tiles were stained and some floor tiles were broken.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2025
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Cobolli’s ceiling is high, but his floor is low.
—Ava Wallace, New York Times, 21 May 2026
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This will make your ceilings look higher.
—Macie Stump, Southern Living, 10 May 2026
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How high is their ceiling with Bryce Young?
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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