Examples of “roof” in a Sentence

noun The structure covering the top of a building or vehicle.

• A tree branch fell and dented the car's roof.
• They replaced the leaking roof before winter set in.
• Birds built a nest on the roof of the old shed.

verb To cover something with a roof.

• The barn was roofed with corrugated metal sheets.
• The builders will roof the extension with slate tiles next week.
• They roofed the garden shelter with wooden boards to keep the rain out.