How to Use roof in a Sentence

roof

1 of 2 noun
  • The roof of the old barn collapsed.
  • He bit into a hot slice of pizza and burned the roof of his mouth.
  • Ground beef is through the roof.
    — Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2026
  • From where the rocks on the roof?
    — Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Cooks' roof and fence were hit hard.
    — Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 11 June 2026
  • The home is topped by a roof deck.
    — The Week Us, TheWeek, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The tarp slaps the frame of the truck’s roof.
    — Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Clear the first few feet of snow from your roof.
    — Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Then a shape soared off the edge of the roof.
    — Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Most of the floor is gone, as are the walls and roof.
    — ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Blood was smeared on the hood, roof and rear of the sedan.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Jan. 2026
  • There are no roofs on any of the houses.
    — MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The roof had collapsed in places.
    — Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 15 May 2026
  • The winds got so bad that our fence flew off, pieces of our roof.
    — Tamara Conniff As Told To Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The base model wouldn’t have a roof.
    — Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 22 Feb. 2026
  • That stress level goes through the roof.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Apr. 2026
  • So why is gold going through the roof?
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The roof is gone, the staircase is gone.
    — Chiara Eisner, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Ticket prices were through the roof.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 7 May 2026
  • Your workload goes through the roof.
    — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Will Daikin Park’s roof be open?
    — Newsroom Meteorologist, Houston Chronicle, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Not all roofs perform the same way in a storm.
    — David Nye, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026
  • Like when water breaks through a leaky roof.
    — Vic Tafur, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The roof was tile and so were the window sills.
    — Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The fire burned through part of the garage and punched a hole in the roof.
    — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Cars were tossed from where they were parked, and roofs were ripped off homes.
    — Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 11 June 2026
  • That's because rain streams through holes in the roof.
    — Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 18 June 2026
  • If that pub has a low roof, then the sound is contained.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Low branches poked at the roof of our boat and brushed our arms.
    — Idra Novey, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
  • How about that one guy who gets thrown off the roof like a ragdoll?
    — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026

roof

2 of 2 verb
  • Barkov roofed a shot from a sharp angle for his first goal of the season.
    — Matthew Defranks, Sun-Sentinel.com, 20 Oct. 2017
  • Plus, the shade works well with warm and cool trim and roofing colors alike.
    — Elle Decor Editors, ELLE Decor, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Nicholas, Dave, Janette and John roofed the house and the garage.
    — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2020
  • The house is roofed with slate with copper for its soffits and gutters.
    — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 20 July 2019
  • This song feels like driving down a highway with your friend, roof off, hair blowing in the wind.
    — Abigail Lee, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Smith pulled the puck to his forehand and tried to roof it, but Talbot was too quick to get to it.
    — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Dec. 2022
  • School districts purchase iPads while textbooks fall apart and roofs leak.
    — Mark Dalton, Oc Register, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Off the faceoff, Tabin picked up a loose puck and roofed a backhand on Philips.
    — ABC News, 16 May 2026
  • Skies will be sunny, and with no rain in the forecast, expect the panels and roof to be open.
    — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Lofoten brings red-roofed rorbuer cabins, sea eagles and jagged peaks that look hand-drawn.
    — Jill Schildhouse, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The Linc is an open-air stadium, so there is no dome or roof to protect fans from the sun.
    — Elias Burke, New York Times, 21 May 2026
  • Book projects like deck, fence, window, and roof installation in spring.
    — Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The sites offer people a bed, roof over their heads and security.
    — Sarah Ravani, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Apr. 2022
  • Backes was physical, hard-charging, and roofed a backhand goal on the move in the slot.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 27 Sep. 2019
  • Early plans also showed a spa, restaurant, roof top bar and refreshed lobby.
    — Megan Sims, cleveland, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The Cowboys rarely have the doors and/or roof open for September games.
    — David Moore, Dallas News, 16 Sep. 2020
  • Luostarinen got around Lohrei and roofed it past Swayman.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
  • This means Lotus can lower the floor, seats, and roof to drop the ride height to 105 mm.
    — Jeremy White, Wired, 1 Jan. 2022
  • The complex also would have roof decks and 15 parking spaces.
    — Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2025
  • Walls crumble, roofs collapse, and greenery reclaims them.
    — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Openings allow the main gun to move normally and keep sensors and roof weapons usable.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Joel Hofer bobbles it, Morozoff takes it away from him and roofs it nicely.
    — Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 3 Nov. 2019
  • Gutter downspouts or roof runoff from clogged gutters can quickly create a soggy spot that will last for days.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Gutter downspouts or roof runoff from clogged gutters can quickly create a soggy spot that will last for days.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
  • Boosting the eco-friendy vibe, a carport roofed in solar panels serves as the house power supply.
    — Caitlin Gunther, Architectural Digest, 17 June 2026
  • The same goes for roofing structural work, shed replacement, car canopy work and seawall repair.
    — Brittany Wallman, Sun-Sentinel.com, 14 Sep. 2017
  • Despite heavy rain, spirits inside the newly framed and roofed, three-bedroom house were sunny.
    — Pam Kragen, sandiegouniontribune.com, 10 Jan. 2018
  • Once the shell was complete, human workers installed the windows, doors, and roof to finish the build.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • It was modeled after canal packet boats of yore, which were squat and flat-roofed to fit beneath the low railroad bridges that crossed the canal.
    — Betsy Andrews, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026
  • Heat coils—heat cables, also known as heat tape, heat wire, or roof ice cables, are heated cables that can be attached to your roof.
    — Christina Cush, Architectural Digest, 20 Feb. 2026

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