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Roofs is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Related words

Roofs | Roof | Roofing | Roofed | Roofer | Roofers | Roofstock

Roofs meaning

plural of roof

Using Roofs

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of roof
  • In the example corpus, roofs often appears in combinations such as: roofs and, roofs of, the roofs.

Context around Roofs

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 9 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

green 4× flat 3× seam 1× shingle 1× slate 1× gym 1× steep 1× church 1× domestic 1× sculptured 1×

Often after:

last 1× built 1× particularly 1× rise 1× green 1× constructed 1× generally 1× off 1× pocked 1×

Sentence patterns with Roofs

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

125kmh blowing roofs off houses 1× 4th story roofs of our 1× and flat roofs 1× and slate roofs 1× as pitched roofs generally if 1× biodiversity green roofs are important 1× even the roofs of buildings 1× for church roofs was most 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

print green roofs 2× about 10 000 1× additionally jaworski said 1× aerial footage posted 1× after the militias 1× after the walls 1×

Common sentence endings:

and electricity poles 1× and flat roofs 1× and heat pumps 1× and slate roofs 1× and technological systems 1× are not common 1×

Words around Roofs

Just before it in the word index:

roofline 25 rooflights 4 rooflight 2 roofless 14 roofing 197 roofied 2

Just after it in the word index:

roofstock 3 rooftop 480 rooftops 133 roohafza 2 roohani 4 roohi 7

Similar in corpus frequency:

beaver 426 ce 426 eras 426 foe 426 formulated 426 glacier 426

Corpus analysis for Roofs

  • In this selection, "roofs" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, green, flat, seam, last, built and particularly stand out and add context to how "roofs" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 125kmh blowing roofs off houses and 4th story roofs of our. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "roofs" sits close to words such as beaver, ce and eras, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with roofs

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Why were the gym roofs built with flat roofs? (9 words)

Most roofs are pitched; flat roofs are not common. (9 words)

Broken walls, windows and roofs pocked homes and businesses. (9 words)

Longer example sentences

Steel shingle or standing-seam roofs last about 50 years or more depending on both the method of installation and the moisture barrier (underlayment) used and are between the cost of shingle roofs and slate roofs. (36 words)

Located on the waterfront, its high sculptured roofs rise over an auditorium, a boathall and a library while the lower roofs of its exhibition rooms and workshops surround a central courtyard, sheltered from the wind. (35 words)

Aerial footage posted by The Weather Channel showed a heavily damaged area of Little Rock spanning several blocks with numerous homes missing roofs and walls, some of them collapsed, and overturned vehicles littering streets. (34 words)

Question examples

Why were the gym roofs built with flat roofs? (9 words)

Example sentences (20)

Steel shingle or standing-seam roofs last about 50 years or more depending on both the method of installation and the moisture barrier (underlayment) used and are between the cost of shingle roofs and slate roofs.

With this money, three solar powerplants were built on the roofs of typical quadratic soviet buildings with large and flat roofs.

Why were the gym roofs built with flat roofs?

Houses in areas of low rainfall frequently have roofs of low pitch while those in areas of high rainfall and snow, have steep roofs.

Lead, which is sometimes used for church roofs, was most commonly used as flashing in valleys and around chimneys on domestic roofs, particularly those of slate.

Located on the waterfront, its high sculptured roofs rise over an auditorium, a boathall and a library while the lower roofs of its exhibition rooms and workshops surround a central courtyard, sheltered from the wind.

Most roofs are pitched; flat roofs are not common.

Print. Green roofs and wildlife biodiversity *Green roofs are important for wildlife because they allow organisms to inhabit the new garden.

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Print. *Green roofs: Green roofs are another method of decreasing the urban heat island effect.

Roofs constructed of flat sections that are sloped are referred to as pitched roofs (generally if the angle exceeds 10 degrees).

About 10,000 people have been evacuated, and some had to be rescued from roofs by helicopter.

Additionally, Jaworski said the neighborhood will use sustainable building features, such as solar energy, highly insulated walls and roofs, and heat pumps.

Aerial footage posted by The Weather Channel showed a heavily damaged area of Little Rock spanning several blocks with numerous homes missing roofs and walls, some of them collapsed, and overturned vehicles littering streets.

After the militias took items of value, civilians would pick apart the rest: furniture, tables, books, even the roofs of buildings.

After the walls are printed, the doors, windows and roofs — all of which are equipped with solar panels — are installed.

And make sure to wear those Klan hoods and Trump flags proudly, so that we can pick you off from the 4th story roofs of our townhouses.

Biparjoy, which means "calamity" in the Bengali language, hit the state of Gujarat with speeds of up to 125kmh, blowing roofs off houses and uprooting trees and electricity poles.

Broken walls, windows and roofs pocked homes and businesses.

Commercial buildings have huge roofs where solar panels can easily be installed.

Facade Renovation Grant is intended to assist with the renovation of facades, as well as the reconstruction of roofs and technological systems.

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Common combinations with roofs

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "roofs" in a sentence?
An example: "Steel shingle or standing-seam roofs last about 50 years or more depending on both the method of installation and the moisture barrier (underlayment) used and are between the cost of shingle roofs and slate roofs." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "roofs" from authentic English texts.
What does "roofs" mean?
Roofs means: plural of roof
How many example sentences with "roofs" are there?
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