How to Use window in a Sentence

window

noun
  • I looked out the window and saw a deer.
  • Can you roll down the car window?
  • She opened a window to let in some air.
  • A window opened in the fog and we could finally see the ocean.
  • Make sure the address shows through the window in the envelope.
  • He used vinegar and water to wash the windows.
  • I saw a beautiful dress in the window.
  • He sits behind a window and sells movie tickets.
  • He accidentally broke a window.
  • The windows along 5th Avenue were all decorated for Christmas.
  • Some of the game plan stuff just goes out of the window.
    Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Apr. 2023
  • If the eyes are the window to the soul, then our cheeks are the back door.
    Coco Mellors, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2024
  • The window by the kitchen sink was widened to add more light.
    Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Even if that means a few more trips to the drive-thru window for me!
    Tanay Howard, Parents, 22 Dec. 2023
  • The sun coming in through the window at the back projects jagged bands of light across the bearskin.
    Annie Ernaux, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
  • On the south and west sides of City Hall, about a dozen windows were smashed.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
  • One of them even said their window wouldn’t shut all the way.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
  • There are no windows, just a large sign with the name of the restaurant.
    Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 25 Apr. 2024
  • Tonight might be a windows open kind of night for some.
    Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 31 July 2023
  • And the length of the window is now different for a film.
    Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Both the garage door and window were open, but the garage appeared to be fine.
    Joan Rusek, cleveland, 3 Mar. 2022
  • Of course, many age-old rules have gone out the window these days.
    Emily Chan, Vogue, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The plaid ones on the right window are lined with sheets from Walmart.
    Shaila Wunderlich, Country Living, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Harley loves to look out the window or stare at bird videos on his iPad.
    Trish Stinger, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2025
  • Up the stairs, the windows look out into the mature trees.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The man climbed out a window and onto a ledge outside the unit.
    Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2022
  • Afterwards, dry your tub or shower by using the bathroom fan, opening a window, or wiping it down with a clean towel or squeegee.
    Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 17 Feb. 2026
  • If no shelter is available, crawl to an interior wall away from windows.
    Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The yoga studio was surrounded by floor to ceiling windows that overlooked a terrace.
    Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF, 17 Feb. 2026
  • You are torn through shattered car windows.
    Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026

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