sill
Example Sentences
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The Red Sea was initially connected from the north to the Mediterranean through a shallow sill.
From Science Daily • Oct. 8, 2025
Often it seems, this cosy spot would appear to be a window sill, as ladybirds can easily squeeze through the small gaps around loose fitting windows.
From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025
They’re sill exploring options, including possibly lending it to the L.A.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2024
Exterior and interior halves drape over a sill to leave the window mostly unobscured.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 11, 2024
They looked down over the sill and discovered the problem: The fast-growing crowd of spectators, emboldened by seeing passengers in the first car, had leaped into the next car, ignoring shouts to stay back.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
