How to Use window in a Sentence

window

noun
  • I looked out the window and saw a deer.
  • Can you roll down the car window?
  • She opened a window to let in some air.
  • A window opened in the fog and we could finally see the ocean.
  • Make sure the address shows through the window in the envelope.
  • He used vinegar and water to wash the windows.
  • I saw a beautiful dress in the window.
  • He sits behind a window and sells movie tickets.
  • He accidentally broke a window.
  • The windows along 5th Avenue were all decorated for Christmas.
  • Some of the game plan stuff just goes out of the window.
    — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Apr. 2023
  • If the eyes are the window to the soul, then our cheeks are the back door.
    — Coco Mellors, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2024
  • The window by the kitchen sink was widened to add more light.
    — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Even if that means a few more trips to the drive-thru window for me!
    — Tanay Howard, Parents, 22 Dec. 2023
  • The sun coming in through the window at the back projects jagged bands of light across the bearskin.
    — Annie Ernaux, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
  • On the south and west sides of City Hall, about a dozen windows were smashed.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
  • There are no windows, just a large sign with the name of the restaurant.
    — Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 25 Apr. 2024
  • Tonight might be a windows open kind of night for some.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 31 July 2023
  • And the length of the window is now different for a film.
    — Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Of course, many age-old rules have gone out the window these days.
    — Emily Chan, Vogue, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The plaid ones on the right window are lined with sheets from Walmart.
    — Shaila Wunderlich, Country Living, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Harley loves to look out the window or stare at bird videos on his iPad.
    — Trish Stinger, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2025
  • The man climbed out a window and onto a ledge outside the unit.
    — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2022
  • Lisa Wells looked out the window of her home office and saw a plume of smoke.
    — Felicia Fonseca, The Arizona Republic, 21 Apr. 2022
  • Instead, measure the space between the ground and where the window starts.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2023
  • This helps the plant avoid the window of time the adult moths are active and laying eggs.
    — Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2024
  • The kitchen is open to the second floor, letting light stream down from the window above.
    — Brianna Griff, Chron, 22 Jan. 2023
  • Who knew your windows could throw such a rave – without the noise?
    — Kathy Barr, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2023
  • This new spot at Third and Lafayette has inside service as well as an outside walk-up window.
    — Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 4 July 2025
  • The mom kept the windows partially down and left water in the vehicle, Gonzalez said.
    — Sam Gillette, People.com, 4 July 2025

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