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 3’s styling is distinctive, with a long hood, big wheel openings, fast windshield, falling roofline and short rear overhang.
    Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 23 Sep. 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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