ceiling

Example Sentences

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“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 wage-surveillance ceiling — it’s iron. It’s concrete. It’s something that’s impermeable.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026

In exasperation, I threw my arms over my face, because if I stared at the stone ceiling of my bunk much longer I was going to punch it.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin