windowsill
noun
the sill under a window.
window sill
-
a variation of
windowsill.
Example Sentences
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The hearing was told Sir Bobby had lost his balance as he stood up from his chair, striking a window sill and "possibly a radiator".
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2023
“I left a window open last night and the top of my laptop, the desk and the window sill all had ash on them,” my colleague Ian Austen told us from Toronto.
From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2023
The writer quickly hurries home but finds nothing amiss, except some tiny paper fragments scattered on the floor and window sill.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 27, 2023
Their preferred LiDAR device was designed for surveyors, so powerful it can accurately scan the dimensions of a bottle cap sitting on a window sill 60 stories up.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2022
Squirrels lived in the tree, and after weeks of tempting them with leftover breakfast scraps, Perry lured one off a branch onto the window sill and through the bars.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
