Example sentences for: roofs

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

  • Thanks to the high, thick walls and the watch-towers with their distinctive rounded roofs, the residents could be sure that no one would approach unseen.

  • The LAT reports that the Los Angeles Fire Department is caught up in a controversy stemming from the revelation this week that for the neighborhoods of Bel-Air, Westwood, Pacific Palisades, and Brentwood, it has introduced maps that identify the houses with the highest risk of burning: those with wood shingle roofs.

  • The three principal streets dividing the town (Cardine III, IV, and V) have curbed pavements, lined with two-story houses with balconies and overhanging roofs for shade.

  • Rows of gulls perch on the ridges of the factory roofs that line the wooden quays and jetties, while a steady stream of fishing craft and whale-watch cruisers weigh and drop anchor.

  • Barbecued pork and poultry glisten in the windows of the dozens of restaurants, and tourists are drawn in by the garish street décor — even the telephone booths have pagoda-style roofs.


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