Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

floor

[flawr] / flɔr /




Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Images shared by Nepali police showed floodwater surging through a river, sweeping away houses in its path, while AFP images depicted the top floor of a house sticking out from muddy soil.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

She said her landlord hasn’t fixed the washer and dryer on her floor in more than a year, and she’s constantly concerned about being forced out by rent hikes.

From MarketWatch Aug. 26, 2026

That investment and others in the AI and tech sectors have paid off handsomely, but pivoting to a legacy NBA team with a locked-in elevated financial floor could be prudent.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

On a factory floor in the southern city of Chengdu, the old and and the new are working side by side.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

The tea went straight through him and splashed to the floor, soaking the towel Clare had set there.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

The resulting maps identified "survivable niches" ranging from crater floors several miles across to areas no larger than an astronaut's boot print.

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

At the institute, Wright participated in a work-study program — mopping floors, answering phones and interviewing other acting hopefuls to see if they had what it took to make it in the program.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

Meetings were canceled, workers stepped off production floors.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

Upon entering the home, guests are greeted with an elegant foyer, which boasts an elegant staircase and tile floors.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

We hardly needed our winter coats once we’d settled among the Dutch—behind their walls, below their floors, beside the Dutch oven.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

From the panels to the exhibit hall, I was floored by the number of artists, the collectibles and the displays.

From Salon Jul. 31, 2026

Emma Little-Pengelly said that people who worked alongside Donaldson over the past 20 years are "floored, shocked and utterly repulsed".

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

We were floored by how many of you wrote in—so many rich, personal stories that we could only make room for a handful here.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

Referring to the synthetic soldier, Justine Moore, an AI-focused partner at Silicon Valley investor Andreessen Horowitz, wrote on X: "I'm genuinely floored by how many dudes are following influencers that are clearly AI."

From Barron's May 10, 2026

At the bottom was a large, dimly lit room walled and floored with stone.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs

The most disruptive part of the retrofit work was carried out first, and included the insulation of shared walls, flooring and the roof.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

Home inspectors don’t open up walls and remove flooring to check for hidden defects in a home, he noted.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

On their way in, crews had to clear debris from multiple floors; aside from chunks of concrete, masonry and flooring, obstacles included a bathroom sink and toilet that had tumbled down from above.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 5, 2026

National Park Service crews dumped hydrogen peroxide into the water last week and then pieces of the new flooring started breaking loose as crews began vacuuming the pool floor.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

These he covered with plywood flooring, making a large, rectangular platform, roughly the size of his room at home.

From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen




Vocabulary lists containing floor


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training