How to Use windowsill in a Sentence

windowsill

noun

• The man places both palms on the windowsill of his home gym.
  — Christopher Maag, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2023
• Raise the lower pane, and have your helper place the unit on the windowsill.
  — Brian Resnick, Popular Mechanics, 13 Aug. 2010
• The light in the kitchen was pale and wintry; a fly buzzed around the thirsty monstera in the pot on the windowsill.
  — Nell Freudenberger, The New Yorker, 28 July 2024
• The first option is to keep them in a jar on your windowsill.
  — Beth Branch, Country Living, 24 May 2022
• And the kitchen is the perfect place to start a windowsill garden.
  — Jessica Dailey, Good Housekeeping, 17 June 2020
• Oysters and beer in the basement, cheeses on the windowsill.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2022
• The same fans perched on an open windowsill can blow in the cool air after the sun goes down.
  — James Ross Gardne, The New Yorker, 30 June 2021
• In Iceland, shoes are left on the windowsill for 13 nights.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 1 Dec. 2021
• On the windowsill farthest from his desk is a stuffed marabou.
  — David Samuels, WIRED, 21 Apr. 2008
• But if the windowsill is too hot, move your herbs to a cooler area.
  — Timothy Dahl, Popular Mechanics, 12 Mar. 2019
• Place them on the ground or on a pedestal, mount them on a windowsill, or hang them from your porch.
  — The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, 1 June 2017
• Black, mold-like spots dot the windowsill in her living room.
  — Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2022
• Raise the window’s lower sash and set the A/C unit centered on the windowsill.
  — Timothy Dahl and Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 15 June 2021
• A new dead bolt secured the door, and a Bowie knife rested on a windowsill.
  — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 14 May 2017
• At night, lamps placed on windowsills shine into the cold.
  — Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Feb. 2024
• Even if a fruit falls off, a bit of sunshine will turn it red on a windowsill.
  — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Aug. 2020
• The power-window controls are in the windowsill on the top of the door, and the door handle is about thigh height.
  — Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 12 July 2018
• There were switchblades and scissors on top of all the windowsills.
  — Crystal Ponti, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Feb. 2019
• In the middle of the afternoon, a cat appeared on the windowsill of the kitchenette.
  — Annie Ernaux, The New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2022
• The flashlight stood on the windowsill, bulb end pointing down.
  — Susan Choi, The New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2020
• Owls were born on my colleague’s windowsill a few weeks ago and I. Just.
  — Madeline Farber, Fox News, 19 Apr. 2018
• Just park them on a south-facing windowsill and watch them get stronger.
  — Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
• The cat came into the room and leapt onto the windowsill and stared at Chip with glowing green eyes.
  — Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2021
• Towels - as fluffy and white as the snow swirling outside the window - were piled high on the windowsill.
  — Gully Wells, Town & Country, 8 Feb. 2013
• The best thing is that there are no drainage holes, meaning no messy water to clean up on the windowsill.
  — Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
• Others pull sounds from the walls, the windowsills and a wooden table.
  — Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2019
• The lucky ones have a rack under an awning, or a place on an indoor windowsill.
  — Rachel Abrams, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2021
• Sit outside—in a back yard, on a stoop, on your windowsill—and let the heat index try its damnedest.
  — Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2023
• To clean hard surfaces like counters, windowsills, and appliances, use damp cloths to avoid stirring up dust.
  — Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 July 2024
• Photos included in the lawsuit show paint chipping from the walls, ceilings and windowsill, a filthy carpet and a dirty and stained bathtub.
  — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 8 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 4 Nov 2024