roofs 1 of 2

plural of roof

roofs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of roof

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of roofs
Noun
Rainwater harvesting systems collect water from the roofs of nearby homes, while solar panels power the irrigation system. Kathleen Toner, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025 Their roofs were in fairly good condition. Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025 Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025 The artist will curate the objects, and two large-scale installations will anchor the exhibition beneath the store’s central glass roofs. Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025 White people climbed into trees, up light poles, and onto the roofs of buildings. Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025 Other costly facilities improvements include renovating four high school theaters in addition to replacing and renovating roofs, floors, playgrounds, paint and stucco throughout the district. Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025 Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 13 Oct. 2025 Based on a true story, Roofman follows the adventures of an Army veteran and struggling father who turns to robbing McDonald’s restaurants by cutting holes in their roofs, earning him the nickname Roofman. Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
School districts purchase iPads while textbooks fall apart and roofs leak. Mark Dalton, Oc Register, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roofs
Noun
  • On blazing summer days when Mookie had back-to-back baseball games, Willie devised makeshift canopies to provide shade for families.
    Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
  • That’s plenty of time to pick apples, hike under colorful canopies, snap photos in pumpkin patches, and indulge in every other fall favorite.
    Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Ingoglia and DeSantis want Florida voters to mandate tax cuts through constitutional amendments next year, which could include eliminating property taxes on primary residences.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
  • With only nine residences in total, the building remains one of Manhattan’s most discreet examples of high architecture in a neighborhood defined by it, surrounded by works from Frank Gehry, Jean Nouvel, and Bjarke Ingels.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Where to stay In the residential Recoleta neighborhood, a 1920s tower, once the tallest in South America, houses 142-room Casa Lucia Meliá Collection.
    Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The company houses other productions, not least an upcoming reimagination of Dick Van Dyke family classic Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, which is in the works with Amazon MGM Studios.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The hurricane violently pulled the tents from their stakes.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Programming for couples, groups and multigenerational families also includes sister property Black Bear at Alpine Falls Ranch, with lodging options from luxury glamping tents to six-bedroom mountain villas with fireplaces and private-chef dining.
    Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Jackson returned in 2009 to film The Hobbit trilogy, leaving 44 reconstructed Hobbit dwellings that tourists and newlyweds continue to enjoy.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
  • In the five years just before war set in, these were among the dwellings that had beguiled Heinz Gaube (1940–2022), a German academic at the Oriental Seminar of the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Remove firewood, bricks, boards, tarps, or vegetation up against the house, which shelters insects that provide food for spiders, says Gray.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The private luncheon brought together leaders who’ve built empires, broken ceilings, and redefined what success looks like on their own terms.
    Essence, Essence, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Parisian-style paneling, custom millwork, and soaring ceilings transport you to the City of Light, while the expansive windows beyond spotlight the surrounding waterways.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Preserving original brick also helps hold a bit of a home's history in place, a constant reminder that many of today’s abodes hold pieces of the past.
    Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The abodes range from three to five bedrooms and are built to maximize views of the surrounding mountains.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2025

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