Example sentences for: roof

How can you use “roof” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Several small groups of people who were physically unable to descend the stairs were evacuated from the roof of the South Tower by New York Police Department (NYPD) helicopters.

  • At School and Washington streets, the lovely red-brick building with a Dutch gambrel roof was built in 1718 as an apothecary shop on the site of Anne Hutchinson’s residence.

  • For a funder, having all its research in one format, “under one roof”, and searchable will improve the efficiency of strategy setting—for example, setting funding priorities—assessing the outputs of the funded research, and even gaining an insight into the impact of the work.

  • The New York Times Book Review 's Brooke Allen says it is "[p]roof that Morrison continues to change and mature in surprising new directions."

  • The latter is the true highlight: Its courtyards are lined with blue-and-white azulejos and the views from the roof are among the best in the city.


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