How to Use skylight in a Sentence

skylight

noun
  • This guy…fell through the skylight of a florist shop?
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The kitchen skylight and french doors flood the room with light.
    — Ruth Bloomfield, WSJ, 7 June 2022
  • High ceilings and skylights make the space feel large and airy.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • The top floor is one big room with dormer windows and two skylights.
    — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 24 Sep. 2017
  • The tower is capped by a skylight.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 12 Nov. 2025
  • French doors lead to the living room, bathed in light from skylights.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 2 Nov. 2019
  • This month includes a lot of skylights!
    — Clio Chang, Curbed, 13 Nov. 2025
  • More sunshine streams in via a skylight.
    — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Of course, a large skylight on the top floor doesn’t hurt, either.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2023
  • There was a skylight in the living room and a pass-through in the kitchen.
    — Joyce Cohen, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Through the loft's skylight, a column of sun streamed down on our heads.
    — Andrew Richdale, GQ, 15 Dec. 2017
  • The skylights were reframed and glazed.
    — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
  • Some sheds have skylights as well as windows—a plus if your shed isn’t in a bright spot.
    — The Editors, Field & Stream, 8 Apr. 2020
  • Behind the panels was a large skylight that no one knew was there.
    — Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025
  • There is plenty of sun thanks to two walls of windows and a skylight.
    — Marni Elyse Katz, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Jan. 2022
  • Those skylights needed to be rigged to open in time with the audio.
    — Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The friend fell through the skylight into the metal shop and was killed.
    — Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 July 2022
  • Justine believes the two men were the last to make it through the skylight.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025
  • Off the hall are stairs with a skylight that lead to the penthouse bedroom.
    — Benjamin C Tankersley, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Most of the first-floor restaurant is covered with a glass skylight.
    — Journal Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2022
  • The skylight overhead lets in plenty of light to keep the space warm and bright.
    — New Atlas, 10 Mar. 2025
  • The rooms with skylights and cathedral ceilings are bright and airy.
    — Roger Naylor, azcentral, 20 Apr. 2018
  • The cozy home office across the hall has two skylights, a closet and a wet bar.
    — Linda Hingham, courant.com, 29 Jan. 2018
  • The colors changed to match the sun coming through the chapel’s skylight.
    — New York Times, 18 Feb. 2022
  • Large windows, skylights and sliding glass door make the house open and airy.
    — Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, 31 May 2018
  • Sun shines through the skylight above, transforming the piece as the hours slip by.
    — Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 14 July 2024
  • The office up at the top has a low glass wall, and then there are skylights behind it.
    — Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine, 21 Nov. 2023
  • The horse stood, closed his eyes in what morning light came through the glass of the rusty skylights in the roof.
    — Ali Smith, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
  • On the floor of the terrace is a glass cutout that serves as a skylight to the main event space below.
    — Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2022
  • The ceiling is arched and lined with skylights to allow for light in walkway.
    — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 27 June 2026

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