Example sentences for: rooftops

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

  • The three-tiered Pavilion of Ten Thousand Springs (Wanchunting), on the middle peak, offers an inspiring view over the glistening rooftops of the Imperial City, with the modern capital beyond.

  • Porcelain friezes adorn the rooftops and ridgepoles, telling the story of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

  • The center of the capital is a kaleidoscope of golden rooftops, multicolored costumes, steep temple steps layered with wares like market shelves, country women hawking produce spread on the streets, sari-draped matrons placing flower petals on altars to grimacing gods, the sudden eruption of a band of musicians or a herd of goats across your path, the scent of marigold garlands and of dumplings fried in oil, the constant jangling of bicycle bells and rickshaw horns.

  • In summer you can climb the tower, the tallest in the city at 83m (273 ft), for incomparable views of the surrounding rooftops.

  • Perhaps the most exciting part of the tour is the view over Réthymnon old town from the parapets on the eastern side — myriad tiled rooftops lead down to the harbor beyond.


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