How to Use sill in a Sentence

sill

noun

• By evening the water was at the sill of the Paseks’ back door.
  — Joe Mozingo, latimes.com, 3 Sep. 2017
• Saucers of silk line the sills like a grand banquet for clothes moths.
  — Meredi Ortega, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2023
• In the video above, ours ends just below the window sill.
  — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 2 Mar. 2020
• Remove dirt, sand, and dust from hinges, sills, and tracks.
  — Taylor Mead, House Beautiful, 19 Feb. 2019
• The high door sills and low seats make this chore No Country for Old Men.
  — Al Haas, Philly.com, 7 Oct. 2017
• The off-ramps in both directions on the freeway were sill closed due to the crash.
  — Bree Burkitt, azcentral, 9 Mar. 2020
• The camera shows a cougar putting its paw prints on the Guerndt's window sill.
  — Karen Pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2018
• Some of the shop owners had to wipe blood from window sills.
  — Joe Robertson, kansascity, 5 Nov. 2017
• The window trim, door handle trim, and side sill trim were the same satin chrome.
  — Star-Telegram, star-telegram.com, 3 June 2017
• But the reprieve to New Orleans meant little to those who live south of the sill.
  — Jacey Fortin, New York Times, 15 Nov. 2023
• Wipe out sills and brush screens with a soft brush or spray off with a garden hose.
  — Kathryn Weber, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• Each red ball branded with a small white handprint and left to dry on the sill in the classroom.
  — Jay Kirk, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2023
• At windows, cut trim channel to match the length of the sill and then nail it into place.
  — Merle Henkenius, Popular Mechanics, 2 May 2023
• The home's window sills were being replaced at the time.
  — Dennis Hohenberger, Courant Community, 26 July 2017
• The reasons for both the increase and the decline are sill very much up for debate.
  — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 9 Apr. 2023
• Place the cushion on your window sill, pinned side down.
  — Brittney Morgan, House Beautiful, 26 Oct. 2020
• Just plug in this Magic Box and set it on your window sill.
  — Mark Davis, kansascity.com, 3 May 2017
• Another small Prius script is found at the top of the A-pillar along the windshield sill.
  — Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, 17 Nov. 2022
• The agency is planning to close this outlet with a rock sill.
  — Boyce Upholt, Wired, 23 July 2022
• The victim's teeth have been pulled out, she’s been placed in a window sill in the center of town, and Camille is among the first on the scene.
  — Cady Drell, Marie Claire, 9 July 2018
• Probe joist ends and sill plates with a screwdriver or an ice pick.
  — Jim Gorman, Popular Mechanics, 30 Mar. 2015
• Water had reached the sill of the doorway, but it was kept at bay by a towel against the doorframe.
  — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 14 June 2024
• Naked carbon fiber also adorns the front splitter, the rear spoiler, and the side sills.
  — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 26 June 2017
• Someone who put orchids on the sill of a window that had once been nailed shut.
  — Anne Enright, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2020
• The waist-high window has curtains pulled back at the bottom around a plant on the sill, and the courtyard is about 150 feet across.
  — Ronda Kaysen, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2018
• Set windows on the porch or in existing window sills to give the house a spooky look.
  — Kc Morgan, Popular Mechanics, 18 Oct. 2017
• As for the basics: When choosing a sill for your herbs, a sunny spot is your best bet.
  — Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2021
• For dusty baseboards and window sills, opt for the dusting brush.
  — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2023
• Inspect the sill at the bottom that the window slides into when closed and remove any dirt or debris.
  — Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2024
• Place them on bookshelves, window sills, mantels, and even in your fireplace to create a unique focal point in a room.
  — Claire Hoppe, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Oct 2024