sill

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Recent Examples of sill The aluminum door sill guards are also black, as is the illuminated Porsche logo in the back. Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 16 July 2025 Wet another clean microfiber cloth with your vinegar spray and wipe down the window frame and sills. Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 12 July 2025 We were seated in a vinyl booth by the window, bordered by snake plants on the sill, red lanterns hanging above our heads. Helen Schulman, The Atlantic, 26 June 2025 The bug’s arrival across our human consciousness, the sill of our days, sparks irritation and interest. Hannah Brooks-Motl june 2, Literary Hub, 2 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for sill
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Noun
  • The design leans rustic (give or take a couple of Togo chairs), with moss green paneling, tartan upholstery, and wood beams running throughout.
    Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Its 15 rooms are each decorated with subtle nods to the inn’s colonial past—from small fireplaces to original wood beams—while still having all the modern comforts travelers have come to expect.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The design leans rustic (give or take a couple of Togo chairs), with moss green paneling, tartan upholstery, and wood beams running throughout.
    Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Its 15 rooms are each decorated with subtle nods to the inn’s colonial past—from small fireplaces to original wood beams—while still having all the modern comforts travelers have come to expect.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Real Madrid and Marseille last met back in the 2009-10 group stage, when Cristiano Ronaldo scored braces in both the home and away fixtures.
    Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Knee braces are considered one of the most effective forms of treatment for the joint pain, but patients can find the braces uncomfortable, Uhlrich said.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Banfield had to go back to the pile, as it was called, for nine straight days.
    Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The pile-in on Broadcom comes after Oracle nearly turned into a hyperscaler overnight.
    Pia Singh, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Shin splints are common among runners, especially those who just ramped up their training, since that can force the tibialis anterior into overdrive.
    Jenny McCoy, SELF, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Quickly, other motorists stopped to help, and the group used a windshield wiper, a metal rod from a car jack, and seatbelts as splints and tourniquets to keep Whitt from bleeding to death.
    Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Monday's order doesn't change Delta's 20% equity stake in Aeromexico.
    Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Twelve policymakers at the Federal Reserve are set to take a high-stakes vote this week on the nation's benchmark interest rate, attempting to steer the economy through a stormy bout of slow hiring and rising inflation.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The oil, oil stick, pigments, and graphite on canvas marries myriad cultural and self-referential images, symbols, and motifs, mostly notably Móyòsóré Martins’ signature Watchman figure.
    Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Getting swallowed by a tech giant expecting hockey-stick growth has proved untenable.
    Stefan Fatsis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The post's popularity reflects ongoing tensions over rent distribution in expensive markets like New York, where housing costs remain among the nation's highest.
    Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • His co-host noted that the value of a Musk social media post, which saved Tesla millions of dollars in marketing, may be slipping.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2025

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“Sill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sill. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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