How to Use ceiling in a Sentence

ceiling

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  • The house has low ceilings.
  • Those teams have young quarterbacks who can be molded and haven’t hit their ceiling.
    — Saad Yousuf, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
  • This area of the property boasts 15-foot ceilings on its own.
    — Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Akram fired a shot into the ceiling, an alarming act captured on camera.
    — Efrat Lachter, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The economic consequences of breaching the debt ceiling are dire.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2022
  • This ceiling-mount system can easily be installed on flat, sloped, and vaulted ceilings.
    — Camryn Rabideau, Popular Mechanics, 18 Oct. 2022
  • Wood-beam ceilings plus arched stone entryways and windows are key features seen throughout the rambling castle.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2025
  • After a recent two-day deluge, floodwaters reached the basement's ceiling.
    — Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk, Journal Sentinel, 15 Oct. 2022
  • The propellers are well-protected against bumps into furniture, walls and the ceiling.
    — Jessica Hartshorn and Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping, 9 Nov. 2022
  • But the offense reaching its high ceiling is what will give Ohio State its best chance at winning a national title.
    — Stephen Means, cleveland, 12 Nov. 2022
  • But the main question remains unresolved: Is there an actual limit to the ceiling?
    — Peter Green, Quartz, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Even as the restaurant has on occasion updated its look over the years, the high ceilings and marble floors maintain the distinctive feel.
    — Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
  • For the first time in Lufthansa’s history, first class will feature spacious suites with nearly ceiling-high walls that can be closed for privacy.
    — Dana Givens, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2022
  • Unfortunately, this season will continue to be the best ceiling of potential fans can expect with this current coaching staff.
    — The Athletic Nfl Staff, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
  • After fashioning an entrance and a home office, Allart resolved the living room’s odd ceiling heights by carving out a series of shouldered-arch niches.
    — ELLE Decor, 19 Oct. 2022
  • But the integrity of that appendage will determine the 2022 Dallas Cowboys' ceiling.
    — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2022
  • The car comes with a large video screen that folds down from the ceiling.
    — Jack Ewing, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2024
  • More:Who voted against the debt ceiling bill in the House?
    — Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 3 June 2023
  • There is room to stand up, and the center ceiling is flat and slopes to the wall.
    — Mark Philben, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Jan. 2023
  • And a lot of the new space will be clear span and have higher ceiling heights.
    — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Press it toward the ceiling, then return it to the floor.
    — Men's Health, 7 July 2023
  • The Senate is slated to vote on the debt ceiling deal this week.
    — Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, Anchorage Daily News, 2 June 2023
  • Victorian homes were dressed to the nines, from floors to walls and all the way to the ceiling.
    — Sarah Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Jan. 2024
  • The best things this Kingston home has to offer aren’t the 13-feet-high ceilings or its view of the town green.
    — Cathy Ching, BostonGlobe.com, 3 May 2023
  • Below the hole in the ceiling were carts and two-wheeled dollies.
    — Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 31 July 2024
  • Now, fans are asking - what is the ceiling for this team?
    — Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • This figure should be a floor to build on, not a ceiling to reach.
    — Jens Stoltenberg, Foreign Affairs, 10 July 2023
  • In the video, an alarm sounds as objects appear to fall from the ceiling.
    — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Hang your ghosts with fishing line from the porch ceiling.
    — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Get them off the floor and out of your way by hanging bike hooks from your ceiling.
    — Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 4 Jan. 2023

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