How to Use baseboard in a Sentence

baseboard

noun
  • Meanwhile, the dust brush collects stubborn debris that builds up on blinds and baseboards.
    Shea Simmons, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2024
  • The inspector ordered that multiple holes in walls and loose baseboards be repaired.
    Annasofia Scheve, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Use it along baseboards, air vents, wall paneling, or gaps between your laundry room appliances that tend to collect lint and dust.
    Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2024
  • After trimming the carpet, use a wide-blade carpet chisel or a putty knife to slide the edge of the carpeting into the space below the baseboard molding.
    Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 July 2024
  • Repeat at the bottom of the wall, along the top edge of the baseboard.
    Daniel Bortz, sacbee, 15 June 2018
  • Use that on the fronts of your cupboards, the baseboards, and trim.
    Alyse Whitney, Bon Appetit, 6 July 2017
  • Again, start at the ceiling and work your way down to the baseboards.
    Jennifer Kopf, Country Living, 16 Jan. 2020
  • Stone from the rock yard would have been too uneven for the baseboard trim to sit on.
    The Pecks, OregonLive.com, 31 Dec. 2017
  • For baseboards and door frames, go with the corner brush.
    Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 21 Dec. 2023
  • My husband painted the door and some of the baseboard and heater in our front hall.
    Washington Post, 5 July 2021
  • The parts come off, the handlebars come off, the baseboard breaks, the throttle sticks, the brakes fail.
    Luz Lazo, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2020
  • The bats were coming down the old lathe walls and entering through the gaps in the baseboards.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2023
  • The room's trimming, from the baseboards to the crown molds, would be painted in the linen white color.
    Devin Alessio, ELLE Decor, 3 Aug. 2016
  • The other thing Dreame does very well is clean baseboards and edges.
    Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 17 July 2024
  • The firm had the door painted the same pale blue as the wall and added a baseboard molding so it all but blends in.
    Jane Margolies, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Install new baseboard with a nail gun to the bottom of the panels.
    Sara Rodrigues, House Beautiful, 17 Mar. 2021
  • Spread a drop cloth onto the floor and use painter’s tape to secure it to the baseboard molding.
    Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 18 Dec. 2020
  • They were also seen in the bathroom door jams and baseboards.
    Carolina Gonzales, Houston Chronicle, 22 May 2018
  • Use painter’s tape to mark the ceiling, moldings, and baseboard.
    Barbara Bellesi Zito, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2024
  • The white ceiling and baseboard then work to stabilize the room.
    Danielle Fox, ELLE Decor, 22 Feb. 2018
  • At the bottom, along the shower door, there is the same treatment, topped by baseboard.
    Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2019
  • Other spaces As for the rest of the house, set aside time to tidy up the baseboards (and this goes for every room).
    Ryan Conner, Dallas News, 24 Mar. 2023
  • For dusty baseboards and window sills, opt for the dusting brush.
    Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Use the metal shoe of the tool to press the carpet tightly against the baseboards, and then trim the carpet with the edging tool blade.
    Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 July 2024
  • With the baseboards removed — more on them presently — the new floor was ready to be installed.
    Tim Woodward, idahostatesman, 14 July 2017
  • Elvers avoid strong currents by keeping to the sides of rivers, the way mice follow baseboards.
    Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
  • Gone is the beige wall paint, replaced by a bright white, along with new baseboards and door casings.
    Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Wipe down doors, moldings, and baseboards using the same process as above.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 15 May 2020
  • Paper mice, scamper on the risers and along the baseboard.
    Jody Garlock, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2021
  • Don’t forget the baseboards, which will give the entire house a polished look.
    Dallas News, 23 Feb. 2020

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