How to Use soffit in a Sentence

soffit

noun
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  • The soffit is a dense string of meanders and squares of flowers and masks.
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 19 Sep. 2020
  • The house is roofed with slate with copper for its soffits and gutters.
    — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 20 July 2019
  • Install soffit vents for intake, and exhaust vents at the high point of the roof.
    — Popular Mechanics, 27 June 2018
  • The kitchen is light and bright because high clerestory windows are stripped along the soffits at the tops of the cabinets.
    — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 18 Apr. 2020
  • Sleek, glossy white cabinetry stretches along three walls, and a rift-sawn white oak soffit snakes around the top of the room.
    — Marni Elyse Katz, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Open soffit vents and holes around your roof can also be used by rats to enter your home.
    — Timothy Dahl, Popular Mechanics, 3 Oct. 2017
  • Don’t pile insulation around the edges, because that would block the soffit vents.
    — Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2021
  • The fire moved into the soffit above the porch and burned through that portion of the roof, but it was contained to the attic until firefighters were able to put it out.
    — oregonlive, 26 Nov. 2022
  • The living room boasts walls of windows and a central brick fireplace with soffit lighting.
    — Megan Barber, Curbed, 20 June 2019
  • The size of the sign was determined by identifying clues in the photos, such as counting brick courses and alignments with the building soffit.
    — al, 10 Mar. 2021
  • Another challenged centered on the awkward-looking soffit in the kitchen: To make the room's ceiling more cohesive, Dufresne added a large faux beam.
    — House Beautiful, 17 Sep. 2021
  • Things like roofs, vents, rain gutters, windows, garages, patio covers, eaves and soffits, walls, fences and chimneys should be assessed.
    — Cassie Dickman, sacbee, 9 June 2018
  • Removing the ceiling soffit means full-size 36-inch-high cabinets can replace the 30-inch-high metal ones, left.
    — Elle Decor Staff, ELLE Decor, 5 July 2012
  • Upgrades include a new roof and dual-zone furnace with gutters, soffits and downspouts.
    — Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Keep house vents clear of debris, and install one-eighth-inch metal mesh screening to prevent embers from making their way in through eaves, soffits, crawl space vents and under decks.
    — Jeastman, oregonlive, 11 Sep. 2023
  • But the mold reappeared, and a local siding company told them that the roof was their problem: There were holes in it, the sides were rotten and the soffit and fascia boards were falling apart, according to the lawsuit.
    — Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 22 Sep. 2023
  • The first level opens to an elegant formal dining that offers custom built-ins and a silver leaf soffit ceiling.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2022
  • The drains in the soffit of the new building will be consolidated in the Arctic pipeline, designed for the extreme cold, to ensure that the drainage remains flowing and is serviceable, Wells said.
    — Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Removing an oppressive soffit over the sink made the space feel airier and the new two-tone vanity provided Linda, Roy, and each of their two daughters with a drawer of their own.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 26 Mar. 2021
  • Decorative soffits enhance the 10-foot ceilings in the living and dining rooms; oak floors have walnut inlays.
    — Marcelle Sussman Fischler, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2017
  • The library’s main entry steps would lead to an outdoor plaza with seating space, and the existing roof and windows would be replaced, facade tuckpointed and bricks, stone, wood and soffits repaired.
    — Erin Hegarty, Naperville Sun, 24 May 2018
  • The home features clean-line Cottonwood limestone walls, mahogany soffits and siding and copper fascia.
    — Dallas News, 12 Jan. 2020
  • Cover exterior attic and soffit vents with wire mesh to help prevent sparks from entering your home.
    — Rose Meily, The Mercury News, 14 June 2019
  • The first phase of construction was to streamline everything: take out the cheap tongue and groove flooring, get rid of the weird soffits throughout the home, rework the staircase, and bring the bad build back to its original, personality-less form.
    — Lucia Tonelli, ELLE Decor, 7 Jan. 2020
  • Roosevelt’s pavilion will get a new heating and air conditioning system, soffit and fascia work, exterior concrete work around the front and sides of the building.
    — Carrie Napoleon, chicagotribune.com, 14 Dec. 2021
  • One of Chapman-Henderson’s favorite tips is to caulk and brace roof ventilation soffit vents to reduce the amount of water blown into your attic during hurricane-force winds and rain.
    — Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2022
  • The most expansive change came when workers removed the soffit that previously had been added between the two areas to conceal air conditioning ductwork.
    — Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Apr. 2021
  • The roof project will include replacing damaged sheathing and using new, higher-grade shingles, as well as replacing soffit and facia, downspouts and gutters.
    — Janelle Walker, Elgin Courier-News, 22 May 2017
  • Attic ventilation should be replaced or modified to have 1/8th-inch metal mesh coverings, to prevent embers from being blown in, and open eaves and soffits should be enclosed.
    — Emily Sorensen, Pomerado News, 18 July 2019
  • In classical architecture, dentils are a series of decorative tooth-like blocks typically used under the soffit of a cornice.
    — Susan Langenhennig, NOLA.com, 23 Aug. 2017

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