soffit
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The total cost for the siding, soffits, re-sheathing and gutters reached $85,000—well above Zemke’s $60,000 original budget.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
At the Timken, Kelly incorporated downlighting to accentuate the building’s travertine walls, and engineered grids of soffits and louvers that wash the galleries in soft, ethereal light.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025
"I try to avoid creating soffits and keep a clean rectangular ceiling, especially if you want crown moldings. Too many corners in the walls and ceiling is visual clutter that makes the space feel smaller."
From Salon • Jul. 25, 2022
In this case, vents in the soffits had been installed when the house was built and those holes were covered with mesh screens.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 30, 2021
Some of the beautiful slate shingles of these roofs were missing, and decaying soffits hung down from them, too.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
Vocabulary lists containing soffit
The Road
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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