How to Use sill in a Sentence

sill

noun

• 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 off-ramps in both directions on the freeway were sill closed due to the crash.
  — Bree Burkitt, azcentral, 9 Mar. 2020
• 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 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
• 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
• Someone who put orchids on the sill of a window that had once been nailed shut.
  — Anne Enright, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2020
• 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
• The crack in the concrete sill was discovered late last week and the lock was drained of all water over the weekend.
  — Gillian Flaccus, The Seattle Times, 10 Sep. 2019
• Herbs such as sage, thyme, chives, and oregano are easy to grow in pot, whether on a patio or just a window sill.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 11 Aug. 2020
• Near the house, released kites, healthy enough to fly short distances, perch in rows on rooftops and window sills.
  — Oliver Whang, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2020
• The gap between the sill and the trim on your window is probably deeper than that.
  — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2023
• Find a table or a window sill or something off to the side to shoot your pictures.
  — Robert Philpot, star-telegram, 4 Apr. 2018
• Bend the wide surface of the channel inward at this cut to make a drip-edge tab and slide the tab under the sill channel.
  — Merle Henkenius, Popular Mechanics, 2 May 2023
• The airbag, which looks like a pontoon strapped to the car’s side, is packed inside the sill plates, below the vehicle’s doors.
  — Mark Phelan, USA TODAY, 10 June 2019
• The front window was shot out, its broken and shattered blinds hanging over the sill.
  — Glenn E. Rice and Joe Robertson, kansascity, 7 Mar. 2018
• This means that the hero has to hold onto the window sill in order to not get pulled out of the building and fall along with the victim.
  — Rhett Allain, WIRED, 1 June 2018
• And as the wedge approached New Orleans this year, the Army Corps reinforced a sill about 20 miles southeast of the city.
  — Jacey Fortin, New York Times, 15 Nov. 2023
• The neat peat pots can sit on the window sill or on a countertop and will pack a punch for any homemade meals.
  — Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2023
• Needless to say, the Duchess of Sussex sill be traveling in style.
  — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 June 2018
• In the sweet snap, Malti, who wears a pair of green ribbed joggers and a gray onesie, peers out the window while placing her hands on the sill.
  — Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 3 May 2023
• The Wall Street Journal reported that the Corps is planning on extending the height of the sill by 25 feet.
  — David Chiu, Peoplemag, 29 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 28 May 2024