How to Use decking in a Sentence
decking
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Outside are three decks and a garage roof deck with cedar decking.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2023
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The water can drain through the gaps in the decking to the ground below.
—Tim Carter, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2023
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At least three beams, decking and an overhead sign truss need to be replaced.
—Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2024
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Downstairs, below the decking, a door opens to a lab-like kitchen.
—Juliet Kinsman, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 June 2024
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His favorite wood is teak, used for the decking, walls, and joinery.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 28 July 2023
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There’s an outdoor pool and lounge chairs, wood decking, islands with palms.
—Stephanie Rosenbloom, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2019
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It is fitted with handsome wooden decking and a bench seat up front.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2022
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The synthetic decking is splinter free and roomy enough to set up small tents.
—al, 14 Nov. 2022
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Lift the jigs out, position the next piece of decking, and repeat.
—George Retseck, Popular Mechanics, 12 Sep. 2020
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That would be transformative, even if the decking was not all that broad.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
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There are many options for each different type of decking, so choose the best one to suit you.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 22 July 2024
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Nearly all of its decking, along with its railings, have been replaced.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 17 May 2024
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The back of the house wraps around three sides of a courtyard that’s a patchwork of stone, wood decking, and grass.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 24 Dec. 2024
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There are three decks with new composite decking, and snow melt for both the new front steps and driveway.
—Bob Goldsborough, chicagotribune.com, 6 Apr. 2022
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Like the decking of the satyr’s ship, the wool then rotted away, leaving a cast of its fibres on the coin.
—The Economist, 4 July 2019
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Kayaks are also harder to sink than a canoe because of their decking.
—Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 14 Dec. 2023
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The decking is made out of a hardwood that burns little better than concrete.
—Time, 2 June 2018
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Patio and decking surround a swimming pool and spa in the backyard.
—Neal J. Leitereg, latimes.com, 14 Oct. 2017
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All of this means that parts of building a home, like decking, could get easier and cheaper.
—Nate Dicamillo, Quartz, 20 Apr. 2022
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The decking of the small second-floor balcony on the building's rear was replaced.
—Kevin Litten, NOLA.com, 16 May 2017
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At the center is the tranquil pool, with stone decking and sunbeds for basking in the daylight.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 2026
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The heads of decking nails, and of construction nails in general, are wide, flat and thin.
—Clark Hodgin, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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White landscape rocks match the balusters and conceal grease or food stains better than pavers or decking.
—Katie Leporte, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 May 2021
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The builders also reclaimed plenty of decking, which still graces the downstairs floor of the lodge.
—BostonGlobe.com, 3 Oct. 2021
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The original roof decking was large enough to cover eight football fields.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
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The cherry console and teak decking were familiar — auburn and gold.
—Porter Fox, New York Times, 17 May 2016
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The most common types of decking are pine and cedar, and on the West Coast, even redwood.
—Emma Bazilian, House Beautiful, 15 June 2023
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Homes may lose roof decking; utilities can be disrupted for weeks.
—Amanda Castro hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
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Homes may lose roof decking; utilities can be disrupted for weeks.
—Amanda Castro hannah Parry anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
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Metal decking was used like pans for pouring concrete on the top 10 floors of the building.
—David Hammer and Chris McCrory | Wwl-Tv, NOLA.com, 13 Oct. 2020
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