How to Use roofline in a Sentence
roofline
noun-
In part, that's thanks to a more coupe-like roofline at the rear.
— Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 13 July 2017 -
Putting it in the roofline provides the best line of sight.
— Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 19 Sep. 2024 -
The ceiling is shaped by the angles of the Cape-style roofline.
— John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Apr. 2023 -
The front of the home had been charred up to the roofline, and the front windows had been blown out by the fire.
— BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2021 -
Storms have sometimes buried the lodge to its roofline.
— Kirk Johnson, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2022 -
Similar in size and specs to the XC40 Recharge, the C40 has a lower roofline.
— Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, 2 Mar. 2021 -
The roofline is sloped down from front to rear, while the beltline rises to meet it.
— G. Chambers Williams Iii, star-telegram, 14 Oct. 2017 -
It was more squared off in its details in the upper story, the shape of the roofline was unique.
— Terry Ward, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2022 -
Cold air for the battery comes from the front grille, which also channels air up and over the top of the roofline.
— Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 6 Mar. 2018 -
Mike attached wood posts to the railing and crisscrossed café lights from the roofline.
— Jennifer Berno Decleene, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 May 2021 -
Yeah, the name makes no sense, but the idea is to build a four-door car that has the silhouette and raked rear roofline of a coupe.
— Ray Magliozzi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Aug. 2021 -
The head-on styling is SUV-sturdy with a fast slope to the rear roofline trailing to a split-glass liftgate.
— Mark Maynard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 22 June 2018 -
The rear seats require a bit of ducking (blame the swooping roofline) but are just fine for adults.
— Michael Harley, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2021 -
Chrome accent strips are meant to trick the eye, giving the DBX, in silhouette, a sharp sweep to the roofline.
— NBC News, 20 Nov. 2019 -
First-time visitors only see the roofline from the street.
— oregonlive, 1 June 2022 -
Did any of your work change the look of the home’s exterior? Kania: The new roofline and adding the windows.
— Joanne Kempinger Demski, Journal Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2023 -
Going for the racy look meant dropping the roofline about five inches lower than that of the sedans.
— Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 7 May 2023 -
Crews found the two-story home with flames leaping from the roofline, McGiboney said.
— Henri Hollis, ajc, 23 Nov. 2022 -
The old car looked rather stumpy at the rear; the new one has a roofline that more elegantly sweeps towards the tail.
— Angus MacKenzie, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2023 -
The roofline meets the C-pillar in a long arc that tapers to an elegant swan’s tail.
— Tribune News Service, cleveland, 5 Mar. 2022 -
Add some icicle string lights to your roofline and bring Frosty the Snowman weather home.
— Lesley Kennedy, CNN Underscored, 1 Dec. 2020 -
Many systems have fans that exhaust the air out from under the house into the pipe, which then vents the gas above the home’s roofline.
— Beth Decarbo, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2020 -
An arched entry and flat, clay-tile roofline speak to the home’s Mediterranean Revival roots.
— Neal J. Leitereg, latimes.com, 9 Sep. 2017 -
On the other hand, for a house in Palm Springs, Bankord used white boulders to pick up the color of a roofline.
— Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine, 7 Feb. 2022 -
The swoopy roofline does reduce headroom by 1.4 inches up front and one inch in back, though.
— Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver, 14 Dec. 2022 -
Compared to the sedan, the hatch is 4.4 inches shorter with a roofline that is about three-quarters of an inch taller.
— Mark Maynard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 29 Sep. 2017 -
Campbell paused outside a storefront with a dark roofline and red awning.
— New York Times, 18 Nov. 2021 -
The rear seat remains huge and, despite the sloping roofline, there's 40 cubic feet of space in the cargo area even with the seats up.
— Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, 14 July 2023 -
The staircase, which appears to be free-floating; the upward-swooping roofline; and the opening made for the boulder all give the home a sense of drama.
— Kim Velsey, Curbed, 19 July 2024 -
Optical illusions abound, the facade facing the fountains dips in a sort of catenary dip to trick the eye into thinking the roofline is.
— William O'Connor, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 2024
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