How to Use loft in a Sentence

loft

1 of 2 noun
  • The kids' bedroom has a loft.
  • He rents a converted loft.
  • The loft boasts epic views of the lake in the distance.
    Kristin Scharkey, Sunset Magazine, 27 Dec. 2022
  • By the time the building opened, the lofts were no longer part of the plan.
    Michael Granberry, Dallas News, 23 June 2023
  • Unit 301 has a balcony, a roof deck and a loft with a wet bar.
    Benjamin C. Tankersley, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2022
  • That doesn’t mean the home feels like a cavernous loft by any means.
    Carlos Mota, ELLE Decor, 7 July 2023
  • Anything with too much loft will keep the head and neck too high.
    Jack Byram, Health, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Upstairs in the loft, the couple have a cozy bedroom ... ...
    Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 5 May 2023
  • When the events are in Los Angeles, Ms. Max cooks and hosts the meals at her loft.
    Madeleine Aggeler, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2023
  • An option in the Parkhurst reduces the ceiling height and adds a loft.
    Benjamin C Tankersley, Washington Post, 7 June 2023
  • The hall bathroom on the second level opens to the loft and a bedroom.
    Benjamin C Tankersley, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Tucked beneath the loft are an eat-in kitchen, a half-bath, and a fitness room.
    Mark David, Robb Report, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Annie sleeps in her parents’ bedroom in the loft above the store.
    Tobi Haslett, Harper's Magazine, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The Edgewood has a bedroom, loft and terrace on the third floor.
    Benjamin C Tankersley, Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Above the bathroom, there is a secondary loft that can be accessed via the flight of stairs.
    Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Its baffle box design means the fluffy down stays in place to give you nice warmth and loft.
    Good Housekeeping, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Fill power is a way to measure the loft, aka fluffiness, of down.
    WIRED, 5 Nov. 2023
  • On the fourth floor, an optional loft opens to a rooftop terrace.
    Benjamin C. Tankersley, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2022
  • The new one has a larger loft with a staircase going up.
    Joanne Kempinger Demski, Journal Sentinel, 4 May 2023
  • For this roundup, the best part is that the low-profile loft is ideal for side sleepers.
    Mike Richard, Men's Health, 17 Nov. 2022
  • The 1,700-square-foot loft had big windows and a spiral staircase.
    Albert Samaha, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2023
  • Looking to her left, Yesie saw herself in a loft, poised like the sculptor.
    Riley Van Steward, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2023
  • The great room is the full-floor loft's standout space with wall-to-wall south-facing windows and 50 feet of frontage.
    Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 31 Jan. 2023
  • In layman's terms, fill power impacts the loft and warmth of the jacket.
    Amanda Constantine, Good Housekeeping, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Above the bathroom lies the loft area where residents have room to sleep and relax.
    Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2023
  • At his best, Mancini is a line drive hitter with just enough loft to take the ball out of any park.
    Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Windows were broken and there appeared to be smoke damage in the loft.
    Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 24 Apr. 2023
  • Upstairs are three bedrooms, an open loft space and a bathroom.
    Jeastman, oregonlive, 5 Sep. 2023
  • On both, a sparse loft of polyester fibers is held together by a mesh chassis.
    Wes Siler, Outside Online, 2 Feb. 2023
  • The sleeping loft is accessed by a ladder that was designed like those that are found on ships.
    Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 13 July 2023
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loft

2 of 2 verb
  • He lofted a home run into the stands.
  • The explosion lofted dust high into the air.
  • The front end is light and easy to loft, the back end a joy to flick around, and the bike is buoyant off of bumps and jumps.
    Outside Online, 29 May 2021
  • This was the third launch of the Qaem rocket, which can loft up to 80 kg to low-Earth orbit.
    Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The wind lofted small pieces of burning wood here and there, spreading fire to the east and north.
    Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
  • There’s a large game room and loft upstairs and the bedrooms all have new carpet.
    Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Jan. 2022
  • There were two on and two out in the eighth when Austin Nola lofted a fly ball down the left field line.
    Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Stafford read a blitz and quickly lofted the ball toward the left corner of the end zone.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Ashford lofted the ball to Tullo, who tight-roped the back of the end zone boundary.
    Dennis Victory, al, 12 Apr. 2020
  • Santiago Moreno lined up from outside of the 18-yard box and lofted a ball in front of the mouth of the goal.
    Bill Oram, oregonlive, 17 Apr. 2023
  • That allowed Cousins to loft a pass over the leaping Dawson and to Rudolph for a 32-yard touchdown.
    Ryan O’Halloran, The Denver Post, 18 Nov. 2019
  • Year round, just a strong wind running across the surface of these dust-rich places can loft tons of dust into the air.
    Alejandra Borunda, National Geographic, 30 June 2020
  • Amy’s Manhattan loft to go over the in-progress monologue.
    Vogue, 22 Apr. 2022
  • On 3rd-and-6 on Washington’s 11, Fields trusted Moore once more, lofting a fade pass to the back of the end zone.
    Scott Thompson, Fox News, 6 Oct. 2023
  • As Trudi Carter lofted in a corner kick, Swaby crept up in the box away from the goal.
    Ethan Fuller, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2023
  • Matt McLain lofted a high fly ball with topspin that carried over the wall in left field.
    Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 30 July 2023
  • Then came a pass lofting toward the dugout and a catch usually right along the baseline.
    Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Feb. 2020
  • Porter Hedenberg lofted the free kick to the net, and junior Hank Cook knocked it in from point-blank range for just his third goal of the year.
    James Weber, Cincinnati.com, 27 Oct. 2019
  • Two plays later, Slovis lofted another one up to Chase Roberts in the back of the end zone.
    Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Sep. 2023
  • It’s designed to fit on any form of bed, from metal dorm beds and lofted dorm beds to dorm beds with side rails.
    Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 28 Aug. 2023
  • SpaceX says the rocket can loft a payload up to 150 metric tons to low-Earth orbit.
    Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Finch, a junior, rolled to his right and lofted a deep pass to Ryan Sinkham, which fell incomplete.
    Shelby Dermer, Cincinnati.com, 22 Oct. 2019
  • IKEA Houston has a great selection of basic, bunk and loft beds for kids.
    Landon Pemper, Chron, 13 May 2021
  • In May, SpaceX launched the first 60 satellites in the network, and the company plans to loft the next few batches of 60 soon, likely before the end of the year.
    Mike Wall, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2019
  • This black smoke gets heated by sunlight, lofting it like a hot air balloon for up to a decade.
    Max Tegmark, Time, 29 June 2023
  • Quincy McKnight lofted the ball to Mamukelashvili, who pushed the ball through the net as the buzzer sounded.
    David Woods, Indianapolis Star, 20 Feb. 2020
  • Hodo followed by lofting a fly ball over the right-field wall for his fourth homer of the season and a 2-0 Crimson Tide lead.
    Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The more cubic inches a fabric can loft, the higher the fill power rating.
    Outdoor Life, 26 Jan. 2021
  • Jalen Hurts, the young Eagles quarterback locked on his target, tried to loft a pass over the linebacker’s head.
    Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2022
  • Hardy proceeded to loft a soft line drive to the pitcher, Skinny Brown, who threw to first base for a double play.
    Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2020

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