How to Use ceiling in a Sentence

ceiling

noun

• The house has low ceilings.
• Large sections of ceiling, flooring, and sheetrock need to be replaced.
  — Deidre Montague, Hartford Courant, 23 Feb. 2023
• Your top hand can be on side of hip (easier) or reaching up to the ceiling (harder).
  — Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 23 Feb. 2023
• The government will default on bills and existing obligations if congress does not raise the debt ceiling.
  — Jolene Almendarez, The Courier-Journal, 8 Feb. 2023
• Where does Social Security stand in the debt ceiling debate?
  — Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 8 Feb. 2023
• However, plastic tarps that had been taped to the ceiling of the visiting clubhouse at Citi Field remained rolled up.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
• Congress could only stop the president from raising the debt ceiling if a two-thirds majority of lawmakers agreed.
  — Brady Knox, Washington Examiner, 15 Feb. 2023
• Lieberman said, referring to the pending discussions in Congress about raising the debt ceiling.
  — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2023
• Everything in the home is bespoke, from the dark wood staircase to the traditional Georgian ceiling details.
  — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2023
• Imagine our daughters growing up seeing what’s possible with no ceilings, no limitations.
  — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 26 Oct. 2024
• Left unsaid is such a measure would likely be paired with a payroll ceiling, something the Players Association would never accept.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Feb. 2023
• The car comes with a large video screen that folds down from the ceiling.
  — Jack Ewing, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2024
• More:Who voted against the debt ceiling bill in the House?
  — Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 3 June 2023
• And a lot of the new space will be clear span and have higher ceiling heights.
  — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 2023
• Press it toward the ceiling, then return it to the floor.
  — Men's Health, 7 July 2023
• The Senate is slated to vote on the debt ceiling deal this week.
  — Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, Anchorage Daily News, 2 June 2023
• Victorian homes were dressed to the nines, from floors to walls and all the way to the ceiling.
  — Sarah Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Jan. 2024
• The best things this Kingston home has to offer aren’t the 13-feet-high ceilings or its view of the town green.
  — Cathy Ching, BostonGlobe.com, 3 May 2023
• Below the hole in the ceiling were carts and two-wheeled dollies.
  — Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 31 July 2024
• Now, fans are asking - what is the ceiling for this team?
  — Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
• This figure should be a floor to build on, not a ceiling to reach.
  — Jens Stoltenberg, Foreign Affairs, 10 July 2023
• In the video, an alarm sounds as objects appear to fall from the ceiling.
  — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2023
• Hang your ghosts with fishing line from the porch ceiling.
  — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2023
• Drops of water and brown gunk fall from the ceiling, and a thick liquid sits on the bottom of the curved floor.
  — Ricky Carioti, Washington Post, 7 July 2023
• The floor and the ceiling are both fair game for decorating.
  — Jenny Comita, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2023
• Anything that feels like a ceiling or a cap, and that starts to feel daunting.
  — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 30 Nov. 2023
• The debt ceiling is going to be the most important of these fights.
  — W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner, 24 Mar. 2023
• The floor and the ceiling’s palette is neutral and in contrast with the metallic gray.
  — Andrea Onate, WWD, 17 Sep. 2024
• On the wall is an almost floor to ceiling screen showing NBA footage.
  — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Feb. 2024
• Very dangerous kind of fire where they get trapped between the floor and the ceiling of the downstairs.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 15 Nov 2024