roofing

Definition of roofingnext
present participle of roof

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of roofing The convenient kit comes with floor and roofing materials, plus nails, screws, handles, door locks, and fixings, which means less time wasted running to the hardware store. Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2025 Later in the period, Kevin Fiala burned Erik Karlsson and scored a sensational goal, finishing off the play by roofing a shot into the net. Josh Yohe, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025 His boss, roofing contractor Clayton Baker, told WXXI that Chino has lived in the United States for 25 years, has work authorization, and is expecting a child. Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025 Heitsch said businesses like his have benefited from a steady rise in South Florida for roofing work over the last few years. Cd Goette-Luciak, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for roofing
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Verb
  • Last year, the Portuguese collector Armando Martins opened MACAM, a museum housing his collection of 600 works, paired with a 64-room hotel, all set within the former Palace of the Counts of Vila Franca, in Lisbon.
    Gisela Williams, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026
  • The center, which sits on the same piece of land as the Collinswood Language Academy, was shut down in 2021 due to health concerns, years after it was converted into office space after previously housing the Smith Academy of International Languages.
    Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2026
Verb
  • This conversation highlights how tourism boards, film offices, and regional partners collaborate to provide seamless production support — from locations and lodging to catering, permitting, and community engagement helping productions thrive statewide.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 11 May 2026
  • Farther up the shore are photogenic lighthouses, wild beaches and artsy communities like Mendocino and Fort Bragg that blend galleries, gourmet dining, and lodging in seafront inns and Victorian mansions.
    CNN.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • The choice of tailoring, constructed from the designer’s signature stretch-accommodating cady fabric, afforded the princess enough freedom of movement to get hands-on with the young children and families gathered in the nursery environments of the university’s early years education department.
    Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 7 May 2026
  • Even maternity scrubs weren’t very accommodating for pumping or ever-changing pregnant and postpartum bodies.
    Lisa Gutierrez May 1, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
Verb
  • The residents sheltering in place during the pandemic hit more deer, left more trash that fed more rats, all of which sustained a bigger pack of coyotes over the past year.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
  • Pakistani authorities have long accused the Taliban government of sheltering the TTP, a separate group but closely allied to the Afghan Taliban.
    ABC News, ABC News, 11 May 2026

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“Roofing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roofing. Accessed 14 May. 2026.

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