roofing

present participle of roof

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of roofing The convenient kit comes with floor and roofing materials, plus nails, screws, handles, door locks, and fixings, which means less time wasted running to the hardware store. Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025 His boss, roofing contractor Clayton Baker, told WXXI that Chino has lived in the United States for 25 years, has work authorization, and is expecting a child. Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025 Heitsch said businesses like his have benefited from a steady rise in South Florida for roofing work over the last few years. Cd Goette-Luciak, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for roofing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roofing
Verb
  • However, data centers run hot and typically need a lot of water for cooling, which poses critical questions around the suitability of an arid and hot country like Saudi Arabia housing such infrastructure.
    Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Within this context, housing the Gazans will require a radical new approach to post-war reconstruction.
    Shelly Culbertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The city's Department of Finance manages those revenue streams, which include the city’s sales, use and lodging taxes.
    Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The visitors bureau receives most of its revenue from taxes on lodging places and restaurants, which totaled close to $19 million in 2024.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Together, the two homes contain nine bedrooms and form a sprawling Ibizan retreat capable of comfortably accommodating lots of family and friends.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
  • New Balance has launched a new program aimed at accommodating consumers with disabilities, limb loss or foot size discrepancies.
    Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Beaver Moon takes its name from early Native American tribes as well as American colonists, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac, when beavers begin sheltering in their lodges after gathering enough food to last the winter.
    John Tufts, IndyStar, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Enduring hunger alongside heavy, unbelievable sounds of explosions, some of the relatives sheltering in our house decided to prepare their bags and head south.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Roofing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roofing. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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