sill
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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
“It’s the law,” the not-unkind super replies — though Alex, now 2, can barely sit up, let alone reach the sill.
From New York Times ● Apr. 23, 2024
This rigid material must be custom cut and fit tight between the floor joists, subfloor and sill plate.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 1, 2024
The snow goose dæmon wheeled and flew down toward the roof, beating his great wings inward to help him slow down, and landed with a clatter on the pantiles below the sill.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
I have so many books, but never enough shelves, so I have books everywhere — piled up on tables, chairs, running along window sills, books in every available nook and cranny.
From New York Times ● May 9, 2024
Snow gently piled on window sills and in corners didn’t melt, revealing one piece of trivia most Hallmark aficionados have long known.
From Salon ● Dec. 23, 2023
Eventually, all that water poured into Planada, rushing into town in the dark, surrounding people’s homes, rising up in their yards, eventually seeping in under door frames and window sills.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2023
Currently 10 micrograms per square foot is considered hazardous on floors, and a concentration 10 times that high is considered hazardous on window sills.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 12, 2023
On sills, on stoops, on crates and broken chairs they sat tasting their teeth and waiting for something to distract them.
From "Sula" by Toni Morrison
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Earth Science - Middle School
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