- present participle of roof.
roofing
Example Sentences
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The NFL’s hosting rules require a roofing enclosure if the average game-day temperature falls below 50 degrees—which rules out most of the country for most of the winter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026
Yet residents who have cautiously returned to Nabatieh have expressed dismay at the huge damage Israel inflicted on the city's neighbourhoods and its famed market, where the roofing had collapsed and shops were devastated.
From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026
He slowly expanded over 7 acres by acquiring adjacent businesses, including a roofing company.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
If they install impact-resistant roofing, some insurance companies will offer homeowners discounted premiums as a reward for disaster-proofing their home.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
The largest was unfinished and made from unplastered cement blocks with a tin roof, while two were just lean-to constructs of roofing sheets with nothing more, and the last an open, untidily thatched hut.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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