sills

Definition of sillsnext
plural of sill

Example Sentences

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Noun
  • Its beams are slightly more vivid through the large windows of the Edition, which sit at the edge of a secluded area of the hotel.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The kitchen house is largely brick and the heavy wood ceiling beams give it the cozy feel of an old English farmhouse.
    Felicia Feaster, AJC.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Shaw and Bosco built another company together called SB Tactical, which produces controversial arm braces for guns.
    Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 2 Mar. 2026
  • The Everyday Appeal of Tennis Bracelets Tennis braces were once reserved for formal events.
    Malana VanTayler, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Breathability The best plantar fasciitis night splints are as breathable as possible to avoid excess sweating during the night.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Health care providers can perform X-Rays, put on splints and suture wounds, test for respiratory illnesses and viral infections such as COVID and strep throat and perform urine analysis, among other services.
    Jonny Williams, The Providence Journal, 23 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • When the power fails, businesses close, employees lose wages, and spoiled inventory piles up.
    Israel Melendez Ayala, Time, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Defeat piles pressure on Starmer before May elections Labour won just over half the vote in Gorton and Denton at the last general election in 2024.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • And while Berkshire Hathaway may have missed out on billions more by not taking early stakes in companies like Google or Amazon, Munger encouraged others to stay humble in their investing career.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Produced by Damai Entertainment, and starring Jackson Yee and Zhu Yilong, the film centers on a high-stakes counterintelligence operation to plug a leak of classified data.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Eco effort The entire structures are sustainable, with the re-using of old timbers as well as materials such as clay and straw walls.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Feb. 2026
  • His presentation is to include renderings of a new home designed not only to emulate the Tudor-style, but also one that will also incorporate timbers and elements of the former house.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The Minnesota Department of Labor's OSHA fined Menards $25,000 in 2022, citing unsafe conditions relating to the stack of lumber involved in the incident.
    WCCO Staff, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Rail lines and schooners transported cotton, lumber, bricks, and tar across Lake Pontchartrain to meet the growing demands of New Orleans.
    Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Meanwhile in the statewide Republican primary for railroad commissioner, incumbent Jim Wright and former Tarrant County GOP Chair Bo French, who faced backlash for social media posts using slurs and targeting religious groups, are heading to a runoff.
    Lilly Kersh, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The attacker who gunned down revelers at a bar in Austin, Texas, over the weekend appears to have posted antisemitic, anti-Christian and misogynistic posts in the year and a half leading up to the deadly shooting, according to law enforcement sources in Texas.
    Anna Schecter, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
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“Sills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sills. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.

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