ceiling

Example Sentences

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“We made original crown molding ourselves. I put a tin ceiling in the library living room,” she says.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

“Bitcoin has broken the ceiling of the falling trend in the short term,” according to technical analysis from market research group Investtech.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Koch, for instance, sleeps "suspended like a bat" while Glover fits himself into a narrow nook between space equipment and the ceiling of the spacecraft.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

This limitation is due to a long-standing "physical ceiling" that has been difficult to overcome.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026

Her voice trails off and her eyes go to the ceiling.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam