How To Use Rooftop In A Sentence

The lags staged the rooftop protest during a sunny spell and refused to come down. The Sun
The Duke has also opened up the rooftops, offering glorious views of church spires and domes. Times, Sunday Times
The pair escape to his rooftop garret and, free from the cares of the world, begin a passionate love affair.
So high that it preserves the view across the rooftops from the apartments opposite?
Venetians cheered from the rooftops as the docks burnt but the medieval city escaped damage. Times, Sunday Times

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Part of the thrill is eluding the proctors who scan the rooftops late at night, listening for the scrape of heels.
Washing happened in an enormous sink on the rooftop or in the compound, scrubbed in cold water and using a special detergent and a stiff brush on a corrugated washboard.
For the first time in 80 years, three of the four processions for the end of Holy Week, Semana Santa, were cancelled, thanks to mad billows blowing over every banner and stanchion and cordon, rain guttering from every rooftop, children's fingers growing waxy. Wind and heavy rain greet Britons who headed for Spanish sun at Easter
We run across the rooftop hand in hand and then soar into the air.
It's nice to think of them picturing Father Christmas and his sleigh whooshing across frosty rooftops, as opposed to me thrashing my way around a soulless out-of-town shopping centre.
We stood on the rooftop and watched the parade on the street below.
Les Deli-cieux, on the rooftop of Printemps, draws in diners with its view of sweeping vistas. Dining in Paris Department Stores
The rooftop water tank is supported by a dense grid of 1m thick parallel brick walls penetrated by arches to create a series of 4m wide vaults.
The rooftop of the fourth was studded with potted bright red flowers.
Ash could accumulate on rooftops, causing them to collapse on people seeking shelter in the vicinity of the volcano.
Brightly-coloured neon signs are mostly used as rooftop advertisements for hotels or other commercial institutions.
The larger of the 20 rooms have king-size beds with rooftop or sea views. Times, Sunday Times
There's a health club and spa at the resort as well as a rooftop bar. The Sun
Carly Otness/BFA DJ Nick Cohen Ludlow Manor, Mr. Carl's latest foray into nightlife, is an over-the-top triplex space with a tapas restaurant on the ground floor and palm trees on the rooftop. Tacos to Tapas: Hot on the Scene
Today, he said, the most popular places for people to meet or mingle at AvalonBay's various suburban complexes around the state are at the dog runs, which offer benches for the humans - or else the outdoor "cucina" cooking areas and rooftop decks. NYT > Home Page
Ash could accumulate on rooftops, causing them to collapse on people seeking shelter in the vicinity of the volcano.
A skylark high above the rooftops cried it with delight, `Burnell! SOMEWHERE EAST OF LIFE
It's nice to think of them picturing Father Christmas and his sleigh whooshing across frosty rooftops.
The rooftop infinity pool has city views and a lounge bar. Times, Sunday Times
At the three-hankie end of "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn," Francie Nolan and her kid brother look out from their tenement rooftop to the skyline of Manhattan. From Dinaw Mengestu, A 'How To' With Few Answers
Pigeons cooed from the rooftops of buildings, and rats scurried along the floor.
I could imagine children leaping up and down while their parents lit up the crackers on rooftops.
Winds of 120 mph and drenching rain tore off rooftops, hurled debris through the air and sent huge waves crashing into buildings.
I want to shout from the rooftops that my boyfriend is a cheat. The Sun
Were these the kind of people who would find a rooftop blowie absolutely hilarious?
Now under the influence of a homemade hallucinogenic substance, Oscar is making another impression altogether whether he's singing and smiling gleefully, which is spooking the guests at such a somber affair, or threatening to jump from the rooftop (while naked, of course) because he mistakenly thinks that Elaine is cheating on him. Crosswalk.com - Home
I lay on a sunlounger beside the splendid rooftop swimming pool.
So when a tourist spot 750 miles away decided to deploy a rooftop-caprine population, Mr. Johnson made a federal case of it. Lars Johnson Has Goats on His Roof and a Stable of Lawyers to Prove It
I want to look in to the possibility of a rooftop garden on the roof of our apartment parking garage.
If your child is ill or you are worried, shout to the rooftops or guilt will walk with you as a constant friend.
There is a huge rooftop terrace with potted plants and vines. Times, Sunday Times
As the robber was talking, a vaguely humanoid figure leaped from the rooftop of the adjacent building and crept into the bank.
The clubs offer tracks ranging in length from a 1. 1-mile, eight-turn road course in Aspen, Colo., to more than four miles of road at Monticello Motor Club in Monticello, N.Y. Amenities at these clubs include everything from cigar bars and rooftop dining to spas and swimming pools. Best Places To Speed Legally
From my bedroom window I looked out on a crowded vista of hills and rooftops.
All the buildings nearby create a maze of alleyways and rooftops.
It was all very nice and relaxing lolling around in rooftop heated pools; sauntering in and out of steam rooms; and standing under a giant ‘tropical rainstorm’-style shower. Why can’t I just get married? « Sven’s guide to…
The system has the potential to allow vast amounts of information to be flashed across town and city rooftops in total security and without the need to dig up roads for laying cables.
Fire had sprouted on several of the rooftops and street carts, its tongues licking the feet of those who ran by it.
Beneath the swirling gray clouds a mass of sharply-peaked rooftops jutted up like a range of mountains.
Right now, we're seeing in Oakland, what our friends at Sungevity are calling the "rooftop revolution". Caroline Henderson: Oakland, California at the Forefront of Rooftop Revolution
She retreats upward, seeking the seclusion of her rooftop lair.
A rooftop compost heap is a must, too. Times, Sunday Times
Meanwhile, the famous rooftop deck, with its awe-inspiring view of the Basilica dome and Loring Park, remains about living the good life, unpretentiously.
All day long, rescuers in boats and helicopters plucked bedraggled flood refugees from rooftops and attics.
Like at Club Med, cash is useless here; kids pay for all snacks and activities bowling, video games, jorkyball and a rooftop, all-season ice-skating rink with special cards purchased at the entrance. To Catch a View in Monaco
Someone played saxophone badly on a rooftop a block away, and was still playing as my electric typewriter smacked the manuscript paper keeping broken time with the aphasic saxman. Giles Slade: The King of Pop (and Heartbreak)
As the two swords clashed, a sharp ringing stabbed through the empty streets as the sun peeked over the rooftops.
The Few, The Proud - a Norfolk Marine tells the story of a rooftop fight in Iraq.
The acceptance of rooftop water harvesting as a suitable system may depend on the users views on the water s taste. Chapter 5
When Saigon fell in 1975, he was the pointman for the machine gunners during the rooftop evacuation of the US embassy. Heroes or Villains?
The stone-built wall at the rooftop patio has the shape of five rays signifying the five elements.
From my bedroom window I looked out on a crowded vista of hills and rooftops.
The 10,500 sq ft venue has its own bar, sauna and rooftop garden with whirlpool tub. The Sun
As evening approached, the rain persisted, streaking the windowpanes and drumming rhythmically against the rooftop.
Rooms and suites are luxurious and the rooftop infinity pool has views to die for. Times, Sunday Times
It is a good step, but areas suitable for rooftop collection and areas suitable for artificial recharge of groundwater have not been identified so far.
Barefoot and with hair unkempt, hippies paid 9p to stay on rooftops in the old town. Times, Sunday Times
It has smart rooms and a rooftop bar. Times, Sunday Times
From my bedroom window I looked out on a crowded vista of hills and rooftops.
A pull-down stair leads to the rooftop deck, and stairways to the basement lie beneath their own floor panels.
Mousavi asked people to chant Allah-o-Akbar from the rooftops of their homes. Global Voices in English » Iran: Protests and Repression
It turns out that Rooftop, the pot-smoking penitent, was a whiz at Latin when he was in Catholic school.
The rooftop car park where a bouncy castle once stood is a gaping, empty hole. Times, Sunday Times
But it also envisions renewed efficiency efforts, improved regional planning to reduce sprawl, more installation of distributed solar power on rooftops, changes in forestry and water-distribution practices, and so on. The California Experiment
All lifts and whitewashed spiral staircases lead to the rooftop pool, with views of spires and rolling green hills, that crowns the complex of four thermal pools. Times, Sunday Times
Great rooftop views but the garden is small. Times, Sunday Times
And the pigeons dying on rooftops, in inaccessible corners, in the tops of palm trees, the bottoms of fountains or deep inside the mysteries of evergreens, who takes them up and gives them burial? The Unexamined Saturday « Unknowing
Barefoot and with hair unkempt, hippies paid 9p to stay on rooftops in the old town. Times, Sunday Times
Other highlights of our weekend: a soak in an outdoor, rooftop hot tub.
It's almost dark and the sky is already awash with stars, when a row of crooked rooftops comes into view. Times, Sunday Times
On a less frantic note, while we go to a rooftop in Rome, dozens of doves, pigeons, were released carrying messages of hope and peace.
The Duke has also opened up the rooftops, offering glorious views of church spires and domes. Times, Sunday Times
The views from the rooftop restaurant are terrific. Times, Sunday Times
When you emerge from the tunnel, turn left and walk up the Argyle St.irs to the Glenmore, a pub at the corner of 96 Cumberland St. Its rooftop bar, with views of the Opera House and Sydney Harbour, is the perfect place for a nightcap (otherwise known as a roadie). City Walk: Sydney
Meat and fish stock soups, grilled jumbo prawns, barbecued chicken, lamb drumsticks and pork spare-ribs are winter specials served on rooftops.
All lifts and whitewashed spiral staircases lead to the rooftop pool, with views of spires and rolling green hills, that crowns the complex of four thermal pools. Times, Sunday Times
Part owned by John Malkovich, the two-story lounge, disco and concert space doesn't really get going until about 2 a.m.; the party carries through until the sun rises over the Tejo, which you can watch from the rooftop. Take Monday Off: Lisbon
The rooftop panorama is breathtaking: the surrounding hills and valleys, with their terraced fields, orchards and tiny villages, look less like Africa than a central Asian Shangri-la.
Since there are no intermediate mechanical floors in the Times Square towers, the only acceptable locations for outriggers would have been at the rooftops and bases.
Thunder rumbled around the rooftops and lightning flashed repeatedly across the sodden skyline.
Marines fought house-to-house against dozens of well-armed insurgents firing at them from balconies, rooftops and sandbagged bunkers in the border town of Obeidi and surrounding villages.
It was a ritual that we in Ireland became familiar with in recent years, as streets were emptied of cars, drains and manhole covers were checked and sealed, snipers were put on rooftops and in all unsealed windows.
Many people have been marooned on rooftops or high ground. Times, Sunday Times
The rooms have courtyard bathrooms and the rooftop pool is a godsend. Times, Sunday Times
I struggled up seven floors, fourteen flights of stairs, on my walking stick to the rooftop sculptures of Casa Batlow.
On this gloomy autumn day, there were gray and yellowish skies lowering over the rooftops of Warsaw.
Car chase, rooftop chase, sewer chase, apartment knife fight chase, boat chase, plane chase, Chase-Morgan, certainly they all were purloined from the Bourne genre but somehow Bourne’s were more believable. Quantum of Solace review
The smoky haze and appetizing aroma from barbecues greets visitors as they are ushered onto rooftops for a taste of a range of sizzlers, steaks and grills.
It also has administrative offices, a gift shop, a rehearsal hall and an outdoor rooftop terrace for outdoor receptions.
Fifteen years ago, in his hometown of Lisses, just south of Paris, Belle invented a sport called parkour (rough translation: "free running"), in which participants dart up, around and over the obstacles of urban life: walls, staircases, rooftops and anything else between them and where they want to go. Movies: 'District' Derring-Do
The army lifted people off rooftops where they had climbed to escape the flooding.
The outlines of rooftops and chimneys stood out against the pale sky.
The monocle caused the moon to shrink in size by blocking out the rooftop on the horizon.
His book on the Oratory goes into great detail on the ways he designed burglar-proof rooftops, privies – 'made with much art' – as hygienic as they could be for the time, rooms shaped to prevent breezes blowing out processional candles . . . Borromini: the first architect
The prisoners staged a rooftop protest.
Aakash Ganga, which won the US$200,000 Development Marketplace award in 2006 through project developer Sustainable Innovations, rents village rooftops for a fee.
B Beyond the window the rooftops of Islington were lit with the pale, smoky sunlight of early spring. LOST SUMMER
The only facilities we had were a run down gym and a rooftop five-a-side soccer pitch in a cage. Times, Sunday Times
While Megan is ecstatic about her Greenpoint rooftop honeybee hive and especially loves honey, her interest in apiculture stems from her desire to maximize the amount of food she can produce in her 700 square foot Brooklyn backyard. Aftermath: The Calm After the Storm
Dogs darted among the crowd with the children, their barks mingling with the yowls of cats in alleys and on rooftops and the coos and flutter of pigeons taking flight.
The scheme will have four large floors of retail space and a rooftop restaurant.
The rooftop terrace bar and restaurant have sweeping views of the city 's skyline and the Bosphorus. Times, Sunday Times
She went up two staircases and a ladder, and out the rooftop hatch, and a moment later there was one more ornamental moonbird-rainspout up on the roof than there had been before. Elvenblood
The stuntman flew the aircraft upside-down within a hair's breadth of the rooftops.
Beyond the rooftop twinkled the lights of the city and the office buildings uptown. THE VENDETTA DEFENCE
The pair escape to his rooftop garret and, free from the cares of the world, begin a passionate love affair.
He let go of her and jumped back, landing on a rooftop.
Improper attic insulation and ventilation allows heat to escape, turning rooftop snow into an ice-dam.
Imagine grass, wildflowers, shrubs, or even trees sprouting from your rooftop.
Signals are transmitted to small receiving antennas on subscribers' rooftops, then routed to the desktop through coaxial cable.
Instead, the rooftop gardener can putter around doing a little staking and tying here, a little dead-heading of flowers there.
We put in what we call counterterrorism overlay, a lot of rooftop posts. CNN Transcript Nov 24, 2005
These co-ops will also exploit recent innovations of urban agriculture such as high greenhouses aqua and rooftop beekeeping to further generate revenue.
In summer there's a busy rooftop bar with great views. Times, Sunday Times
This Christmas, there are more outside lights than ever in town and country, hanging off trees, bushes, walls, railings, rooftops and chimneys.
Another drinks magical potions and teleports from rooftop to rooftop.
I wonder if Lyle is adopted as well (and may reveal his own special abilities later in the future) • Interesting note, the meeting between HRG and Mr. Nakamura takes place on a VERY familiar New York City Apartment rooftop. HEROES Spoilers! Best Episode of the Season | the TV addict
Nick points to three parachutes opening and falling slowly towards the ground, one landing on a nearby rooftop.
The simple intermediate floors have stone Greek-revival details set in brick, while the rooftop building is a cross between a Roman basilica and a Victorian market hall set up in the sky.
There was a flicker of white light, and Angel was watching himself on a rooftop, with a rock in his hand, smashing the Ring of Amarra.
The war seemed distant at that moment, as the sun sank before me, casting a rich amber light on the rooftops of a small cluster of buildings half a klick ahead.
He was on the rooftop of a building close to the north flank of the bridge. Dusty Warriors: Modern Soldiers at War
It also has three bathrooms and a sitting room with a view over the rooftops. Times, Sunday Times
Colorful banners waved in the air, long strips of black and purple flickered from long poles that jutted from the rooftops of houses and chimneys.
Back in the studio the tower is edited out so that the moggy is seen to effortlessly make the daring rooftop leap.
Not only would she proclaim it from the rooftops, but also she would probably threaten to horsewhip anyone who refused to rejoice with her. THE GOLDEN FOOL: BOOK TWO OF THE TAWNY MAN
Out in the street the loudspeakers bellow, the flags flutter from the rooftops, the police with their tommy-guns prowl to and fro, the face of the Leader, four feet wide, glares from every hoarding; but up in the attics the secret enemies of the régime can record their thoughts in perfect freedomthat is the idea, more or less. As I Please
From the hill we looked out over the rooftops of Athens.
Protest, chant, yell, shout your dissent from the rooftops.
First, I placed dozens of garden gnomes on the balcony to deter enemy racoon movements, then spikes were installed on the rooftop to put a end to the animal hootenanny taking place.
The rooftop car park where a bouncy castle once stood is a gaping, empty hole. Times, Sunday Times
Tuscany!" my mom declared, at the cypress trees and red rooftops beyond, reminding me just how similar the French hinterland is to that of northern Italy. Reconnaître - French Word-A-Day
The property has the potential to be an impressive contemporary home with six bedrooms and a rooftop pool. Times, Sunday Times
The views from the rooftop Sky Bar are marvellous. Times, Sunday Times
Hogan says he has seen badly breached roofs where the rooftop air-conditioning units had came unfastened and cartwheeled across the roof.
It was hosted in a room downstairs from the main dancehall at Rooftops on Sauchiehall Street, an establishment that still described itself as a 'discotheque' in those days. A Big Boy Did It and Ran Away
He yanks me back by my hair and slams me back down face-first into the pebbledash rooftop. Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Thablue’s Review Forum
The Hong Kong Tourism Board has also called off a planned rooftop pyrotechnic display originally scheduled for Friday and Saturday.
Some councillors remain strongly opposed, with one comparing the rooftop additions to a 'tattie shed'. Times, Sunday Times
From the café on the rooftop you can look out across the massed roofs of the three component cities of medieval Fes.
She points at a sloping rooftop, different from the flat and wide roofs of the local Arab dwellings.
On a less frantic note, while we go to a rooftop in Rome, dozens of doves, pigeons, were released carrying messages of hope and peace.
Many people have been marooned on rooftops or high ground. Times, Sunday Times
This dispute will not be resolved by more shouting from the rooftops from both sides. Times, Sunday Times
It was dark, but it was even hotter than out in the street because the rooftops dripped steaming water into street.
I wish she had seen the elderly nursing home residents being winched off rooftops on to a helicopter, wrapping sheets around their heads as they were too scared to look down.
You can see in that bus, or perhaps that was one of the buses where the explosion took place in the bus because it looked like it was just kind of pealed away at rooftop like a sardine can and you see of course the emergency response teams. CNN Transcript Jul 26, 2008
We won't be shouting from the rooftops. Times, Sunday Times
The rooftop infinity pool has city views and a lounge bar. Times, Sunday Times
From the street, the new interventions poke and peek out slyly above rooftops and through gaps in the street frontage.
Thousands of people were evacuated, and police snipers placed on the rooftops.
She did want to see his view, as well as the layout of the Lilliputian rooftop house. TALES OF THE CITY
I took out a four wood, teed up a ball between the wooden slats of the platform and hit it cleanly over the hoardings and apartment building rooftops and into the baseball park.
The only sounds were the staccato bursts of exploding fireworks and the multitracked oohs of appreciation echoing from every rooftop, from everywhere. Miss Misery
Not only would she proclaim it from the rooftops, but also she would probably threaten to horsewhip anyone who refused to rejoice with her. THE GOLDEN FOOL: BOOK TWO OF THE TAWNY MAN
I have to say, though, necking champagne on a rooftop with one of the best views of the city beats the actual handover event hands down.
One worth shouting from the rooftops for. The Sun
Beekeeping on city rooftops is also being promoted at the show. Times, Sunday Times
It has an outdoor pool, rooftop spa and a restaurant serving Catalan cuisine. Times, Sunday Times
It has smart rooms and a rooftop bar. Times, Sunday Times
Each one is manned by two snipers, either at the checkpoint or on the rooftops of tall buildings nearby. Times, Sunday Times
I remember seeing Obama at a rally in Harrisburg and the heavy security, including sharpshooters on all the rooftops. Live Blog from the Anchor Desk 09/30/09
It has a long meeting table and a smaller desk in the corner under a window, which looks out over the rooftops at the back of the station.
Pigeons cooed from the rooftops of buildings, and rats scurried along the floor.
Her elders swept incendiaries from the rooftops with brooms and dustbin lids, while others refused to stand for God Save The Queen, and bitched that good old Neville was getting an unfair shake. "We apologise for any inconvenience caused."
In the sudden cold and darkness, their rooftop perch seemed precarious.
Most of my relatives there have a mango tree and you can be woken up at night by a big "thunk" because mangos fall from the trees onto the rooftops. Recipes for Mango and Feta Salad & Pan-Fried Scallops with Mango Salsa (Μάνγκο και Φέτα Σαλάτα & Χτένια με Μάνγκο Σάλτσα)
Sharpshooters were stationed on rooftops, troops levelled guns from sandbagged windows and armoured vehicles rumbled through the streets of Jamaica's capital, Kingston, under the protection of a hovering helicopter gunship.
The plant leaves suck pollution out of the air and cool the rooftop and surrounding air considerably.
With a long white beard and wearing his episcopal miter he rides his gray horse over the rooftops. Santa Claus's Dutch Uncle
The 21st-century male can pass gas, defecate in public and urinate over cliffs and from rooftops on people below. All About Yveses
Even if you're not old enough to remember The Jetsons cartoons or Doc Brown's flying DeLorean from the Back to the Future movies, the idea of skirting above the rooftops in your very own aerial sedan is still mighty appealing. Flying Car Dreams Take Off--Again
It boasts a rooftop restaurant and beachfront grill. The Sun
The battle takes place in the alleys and rooftops of the shanty town, so you can be attacked from any angle. The Sun
The Brooklyner in New York, owned by Chicago-based Equity Residential , offers a rooftop sundeck with sweeping city views and a lounge featuring a pool table and Skee ball. Resort Living Comes to Renters
Looking overhead, he watched as two more massive explosions spewed black smoke and metallic debris onto rooftops and houses below.
Christmas has a certain magical quality for children: snowball fights, snowmen, icicles hanging from rooftops, frozen ponds and icy - slidey pavements.
It turns out that Rooftop, the pot-smoking penitent, was a whiz at Latin when he was in Catholic school.
He fires a grappling hook that hooks itself onto the balustrade of the rooftop garden.
By elevating these panels, we were able to ensure a true south orientation, free of obstruction, while at the same time providing some shade for the rooftop patio.
Exhausted helicopter crews scrambled to pluck desperate victims from trees, rooftops and electricity pylons.
Naturally, he climbs to the rooftop, where he finds that his "rivet" is merely a dropped lunch box. Archive 2008-01-01
To see more photos from India, like the above from a rooftop café in Jodhpur, you can check out my online photo gallery from the trip, or you can browse through my Zoto account. posted by Nick Anthis at The Scientific Activist Returns!
While driving past an industrial park, I observed many buildings with empty rooftops.
The markets that LivingGreen Materials sees their proprietary AggraLight photoelectrode boosting include consumer electronics such as cell phones with solar panels and other gadgets, smaller off-grid PV systems such as rooftop arrays for homes, and integrated building arrays such as glass facades. WN.com - Articles related to U.S. airline industry once again goes under scrutiny
Funeral prayers were held amid tight security, with police sharpshooters on rooftops and riot police deployed outside gas stations and banks.
Police commanders ruled out a rooftop rescue that morning.
Pigeons cooed from the rooftops of buildings, and rats scurried along the floor.
Others were not so scared and emerged at night to act as snipers from rooftops and darkened windows. The Spanish Civil War: Reaction, Revolution and Revenge
Along with 13,000 officers, secret commando units were at large in Washington, and sharpshooters with state-of-the-art assault weapons were stationed on rooftops along the parade route.
Solar rooftop electric power and plug - in Electric cars for Energy Independence now.
Chancery Lane (+44 (0)1308 426876, thestabledorset.co.uk)On a seafront esplanade below West Weares cliff, this curious boat-shaped cafe was custom-built to replace a run-down public toilet (there are still ladies and gents at either end) but don't let that put you off – the view of Chesil beach from Quiddles' rooftop sun terrace is one of the best on the Jurassic coast. West Dorset's top 10 budget eats
B Beyond the window the rooftops of Islington were lit with the pale, smoky sunlight of early spring. LOST SUMMER
His book on the Oratory goes into great detail on the ways he designed burglar-proof rooftops, privies – 'made with much art' – as hygienic as they could be for the time, rooms shaped to prevent breezes blowing out processional candles . . . Borromini: the first architect
He used to escape the mean streets by going on to the rooftop of his tenement building to tend to them. The Sun

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