ceiling

Example Sentences

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"I couldn't believe my ears," he recalls but, on close inspection, he realised a thin layer of smoke was hovering beneath the ceiling above the machine.

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Round number theory proved disruptive in the interim, with the $40 level acting as a clear ceiling after a 15% advance on August 22.

From Barron's

"She was never informed of the ceiling's danger and received no safety training."

From BBC

The blaze at Le Constellation bar in the ski resort of Crans-Montana is believed to have started when sparklers attached to champagne bottles set light to sound-insulating foam padding on the ceiling.

From BBC

Rate ceilings can also inadvertently lead to market concentration.

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