roofing

Example Sentences

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AFP visited the remote border zone and saw three buildings reduced to rubble, their scorched zinc roofing twisted among the debris.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Given a work permit, Aguilera Aguero was employed in the roofing industry and, during that time, his wife gave birth to a child named Jacob.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 2, 2025

But undertaking a comprehensive renovation — to remove wood decks, install noncombustible siding and roofing, replace windows with multipaned tempered glass, hardscape the land near the house and trim down trees — is expensive.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

They also said that the EA Maintenance Service had been working closely with the school regarding planned roofing works to the mobile classrooms.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025

After molding the bricks, my father spent days in the valley hacking the long-stemmed grasses to be used for roofing, then tied them into round bales.

From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba