roof
Example Sentences
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Ralph Belmonte, a resident of Grange Road for 47 years, said a postman discovered the body on the road after having mistaken it for a dummy strapped to the roof of a driving car.
From BBC
The blaze has completely destroyed the house, causing the roof and stairs of the stone cottage to collapse.
From BBC
Over a video call, Guenther showed that he was able to raise his hand above a 10-foot roof, suggesting that he was standing on about 5 feet of mud.
From Los Angeles Times
"The doors and roof were shaking, old roofs were torn," a 70-year-old man told us.
From BBC
Workers are busy reinforcing the roof and the doors.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.