windowsill
noun
the sill under a window.
window sill
-
a variation of
windowsill.
Example Sentences
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Often it seems, this cosy spot would appear to be a window sill, as ladybirds can easily squeeze through the small gaps around loose fitting windows.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2025
“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
It might be through an open door or a window sill.
From Salon ● Feb. 28, 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
She got down off the window sill to explore the apartment.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
