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sill

[sil] / sɪl /






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“They write words on the sill between them and wipe them off, their palms and feet dark with dust.”

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 4, 2026

"I looked out the window and the water was lapping at the bottom of the window sill," he recalled.

From BBC Nov. 22, 2025

The Red Sea was initially connected from the north to the Mediterranean through a shallow sill.

From Science Daily Oct. 8, 2025

“It’s the law,” the not-unkind super replies — though Alex, now 2, can barely sit up, let alone reach the sill.

From New York Times Apr. 23, 2024

A ladder had appeared, propped against the sill of an upstairs bedroom window.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck

I have so many books, but never enough shelves, so I have books everywhere — piled up on tables, chairs, running along window sills, books in every available nook and cranny.

From New York Times May 9, 2024

Snow gently piled on window sills and in corners didn’t melt, revealing one piece of trivia most Hallmark aficionados have long known.

From Salon Dec. 23, 2023

Eventually, all that water poured into Planada, rushing into town in the dark, surrounding people’s homes, rising up in their yards, eventually seeping in under door frames and window sills.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 18, 2023

These levels would be 3 micrograms per square foot on the floor and 20 micrograms per square foot for sills.

From Seattle Times Jul. 12, 2023

A sooty film is gathering on the sills, coating the windowpanes.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison




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