ceiling

Example Sentences

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But at higher speeds, engineers began to encounter a different kind of ceiling: human comfort.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

This limitation is due to a long-standing "physical ceiling" that has been difficult to overcome.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026

Those smoke-stained mirrors, that tin ceiling, the drapery and light fixtures are in fact set-dressed — ersatz!

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

That 6,800 floor, having held for so long, may now prove to be an equally resistant ceiling, chartists warned.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

The building I was in had the same old ornate feel, with its tall ceiling and arched windows and rows of hard wooden seats.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin