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noun

ˈlȯft

as in attic

a room or unfinished space directly beneath the roof of a building the cottage has two bedrooms on the ground floor and a second-floor loft that could be converted into a third one

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verb

as in to throw

to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm he lofted the ball down the center of the field toward a receiver

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Noun

But the most fascinating are the greenhouse suites, six in all, airy lofts with powder pink Venetian terrazzo floors and an adjoining orangery. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2026 But what a beautiful style this is, especially danced with such miraculous softness and loft by Wona Park. —

Rachel Howard, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Apr. 2026

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The astronauts will also look for dust lofted off the moon’s surface and silhouetted against the faint coronal light. —

Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 6 Apr. 2026 Much of it was lofted by tiny gas pockets into the upper water column, only to fall back downward after the bubbles fizzed into the atmosphere. —

Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for loft

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Noun

Your soffit vents play a critical role in keeping your attic properly ventilated, and they can get clogged with dust, cobwebs and debris over time.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026
In this way, Bert and his wife Hiroko’s entire home, traditional Japanese farmhouse and the unique art that fills basements and attics exists in defiance of commercialism.

— Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026