How to Use rafter in a Sentence

rafter

noun
  • Make room in the Pauley rafters.
    — Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Make room in the Pauley rafters.
    — Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Mize hopes his jersey will hang from the gym rafters one day.
    — Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Who knows what lies beyond the rafters, after all?
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2025
  • Perched in the rafters of one gallery are two large dolls in the style of these figurines.
    — Sharon Mizota, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Saddles were piled by the door, and bridles hung from the rafters.
    — Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024
  • My strong great-uncle, swinging from the rafters, lost weight.
    — Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2023
  • The garland was hung from the rafters with care, as were the jeans shorts strung up by the pair.
    — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Ritchson tossed the cord over the rafters, wrapped it tightly around his neck and let go.
    — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2024
  • And now the Red Wings are putting his jersey in the rafters.
    — Christian Romo, Freep.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Bernard was in the rafters, hoisting up a painting that nobody liked.
    — Mary Norris, New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2026
  • When the boy and his dog return home, the music is still shaking the rafters.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2023
  • From up in the rafters, a single spotlight coldly blazed.
    — James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The home team and the home fans sure thought so, their cheers cascading from the rafters to the court.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2023
  • Who needs to look good for the squirrels and the expert rafters sleeping on the beach?
    — Anna Fiorentino, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Whitewater rafters and anglers stock up on ice.
    — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Way up in the rafters, Juan Perdomo was rapt.
    — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Labyrinth preserves quiet for rafters, hikers, and bighorn sheep.
    — Stephen Trimble, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The rest hangs in the United Center rafters.
    — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
  • In summer, the rivers are popular with rafters and and nature lovers.
    — Eldar Emric, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
  • His number 35 was retired and hangs in the rafters at Matthews.
    — Mike Toole, CBS News, 15 Nov. 2025
  • Hanging porch swings hang from your porch rafters and are the most recognizable type.
    — Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2024
  • The roof rafters were the correct size, but the center ridge board was very much undersized.
    — Tim Carter, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2023
  • All were carried toward the rafters, and lost, as the peak of the house’s tin roof disappeared.
    — Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Dust clings to screens, cobwebs build in rafters, pollen films over furniture and grit packs into door tracks.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026
  • So the bachelorette rafters and others were asked to cross to the other side of the river.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • Those are four of the five men already in the rafters at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
    — Gregg Doyel, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Jan. 2024
  • There are also climbing nets that kids can use to ascend to the rafters to take care of the animals up top.
    — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Olivier looked to the rafters in Rogers Place for answers after his own-goal.
    — Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
  • People who like luscious heritage hotels packed to the rafters with stories.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Mar. 2026

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