sill

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Recent Examples of sill Up front, the grille is blacked out and there’s a new splitter, there are new sills along the side, and, in the back, the bumper and diffuser have been reworked. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2025 However, Boyett says the sill wears down over time, leading the Corps to rebuild the sill in the fall of 2024 to prevent another water scare in New Orleans. Kati Weis, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2025 Upstairs, a mid-chiseled wooden boar and horse are left unfinished in Joel's workspace, a guitar leans against the bedroom window sill, and a copy of Idiot's Guide to Space lies half read on the nightstand. EW.com, 21 Apr. 2025 Lintels above doors, and sills below windows, are made from stones imported from Mount Ventoux, located some 18 miles (30 kilometers) away. Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sill
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Noun
  • The lights in the hall dimmed completely — and then the room lit up again as hundreds of small beams illuminated the space.
    RoselynMartin Somtochukwu Ilo, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2025
  • On colliding with the plasma, the beam particles are re-ionized, while the collision energy heats the plasma.
    David Szondy May 10, New Atlas, 10 May 2025
Noun
  • His wood back fence was gone, but his dog and house were fine.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 10 May 2025
  • The nearly 660-square-foot space is clad in wood with touches of blue and plenty of storage space.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 10 May 2025
Noun
  • Our coalition of 20+ suppressor & brace companies urge Speaker Johnson, Leader Thune, & @WaysandMeansGOP Chairman Jason Smith to back GOA's strategy.
    Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2025
  • Since appearing on the final season of Kate Plus 8 in 2017, Kate has shared shots of him dressing upwith his siblings for Halloween, shopping for Christmas trees and, of course, celebrating his first day without braces.
    Esther Kang, People.com, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • By Sunday, Cole and his brother Devon were barbecuing in front of the pile of bricks that used to be his house.
    Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
  • However, simply making the form available did not immediately clear the logjam, as servicers still had to wait for further guidance to process the pile of applications that had built up.
    Shahar Ziv, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • Curry is dealing with a right thumb splint, while Payton II is dealing with a left thumb splint.
    Seth Quinn, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Hill had been seen in recent social media posts with a splint covering his left wrist.
    David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • That made this a fifth time in seven years that the Preakness, for various reasons, was contested without a Triple Crown bid at stake.
    Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 18 May 2025
  • Steve Cannon, Rashaun Williams and Mark Cuban launch Harbinger Sports Partners, a $750 million fund that will focus on minority stakes in U.S. sports franchises.
    Jessica Golden, CNBC, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • The second set of changes worked out as McDavid banked a puck off McNabb’s stick and by Hill with 3:02 remaining in the third to tie the game.
    Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 10 May 2025
  • Archer’s jerky and meat sticks are sold at stadium concession stands, a satisfying development for Southern California native Kang.
    Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • Former Vice President and presidential candidate Kamala Harris expressed her sympathies with a social media post on X to wish her former boss well.
    Christopher Tremoglie, The Washington Examiner, 18 May 2025
  • The Mexican navy said in a post on X that the Cuauhtemoc is a naval academy training ship and was damaged in an accident with the Brooklyn Bridge.
    Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 18 May 2025

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“Sill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sill. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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