TILE in a Sentence

Learn TILE from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

30 example sentences for TILE, such as:

1. We use tiles to cover roofs.
2. Stick the pieces on with tile cement.
3. Our kitchen tiles are made from terracotta.
4. Check the tiles carefully before you buy them.
5. During the gale roof tiles came hurtling down.

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 Meanings and Examples of TILE
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tile
 n.  flat thin rectangular slab used to cover surfaces; short length of pipe made of clay or concrete, used in sewers and drains
Classic Sentence:
1  Her best tile got a splash of water, which left a sepia tear on the Cupid's cheek.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THIRTY
2  As seen from Main Street, Oleson & McGuire's Meat Market had a sanitary and virtuous expression with its new tile counter, fresh sawdust on the floor, and a hanging veal cut in rosettes.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIX
3  She revolted from the complacent ugliness of Mrs. Peniston's black walnut, from the slippery gloss of the vestibule tiles, and the mingled odour of sapolio and furniture-polish that met her at the door.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 9
4  In a sweeping passion she seized a glass vase from the table and flung it upon the tiles of the hearth.
The Awakening By Kate Chopin
Context  Highlight   In XVII
5  Edna could not help but think that it was very foolish, very childish, to have stamped upon her wedding ring and smashed the crystal vase upon the tiles.
The Awakening By Kate Chopin
Context  Highlight   In XIX
6  Finally there came a night when the gale was so violent that the farm buildings rocked on their foundations and several tiles were blown off the roof of the barn.
Animal Farm By George Orwell
Context  Highlight   In Chapter VI
7  She watched them go--Mrs. Swithin tottering yet tripping; and Dodge unfurled and straightened, as he strode beside her along the blazing tiles under the hot wall, till they reached the shade of the house.
Between the Acts By Virginia Woolf
Context  Highlight   In Unit 5
8  She had hoped for tiling, and a kerosene range for summer cooking, but Kennicott always postponed these expenses.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIV
9  A sort of tiled veranda extended along one side of it, lined by several windows and two doors.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In VII. THE ADVENTURE OF CHARLES AUGUSTUS MILVERTON
10  The tiled floor was thick with dust, and a remarkable array of miscellaneous objects was shrouded in the same grey covering.
The Time Machine By H. G. Wells
Context  Highlight   In VIII
11  Stephen looked down and studied the tiled floor of the bar into which they had drifted.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man By James Joyce
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 2
12  And with fear in his eyes, Lord Henry rushed through the flapping palms to find Dorian Gray lying face downwards on the tiled floor in a deathlike swoon.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 17
13  If one opened it, one found one's self in a little chamber about six feet square, tiled, well-scrubbed, clean, cold, and hung with nankin paper with green flowers, at fifteen sous the roll.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 6: CHAPTER I—NUMBER 62 RUE PETIT-PICPUS
Example Sentence: (17 in 2 pages)
1  She picked out all the fabrics and furniture and designed the patterns for the tile mosaics in her bathroom.
2  They offer commercial and residential masonry and tile contracting, renovations, repairs and restoration.
3  I am a stonemason avail for quality new install and repair work (stone, brick, tile, pavers, etc).
4  Stick the pieces on with tile cement.
5  On both slopes of the roof there are broken tiles.
6  Check the tiles carefully before you buy them.
7  Complete replacement of the roof tiles would be very costly.
8  He has dug up the tiles that cover the floor and left them in a heap.
9  We use tiles to cover roofs.
10  During the gale roof tiles came hurtling down.
11  There was a revolting green slime in between the bathroom tiles.
12  Our kitchen tiles are made from terracotta.
13  The sunlight shining through the branches made a filigree pattern on the tiles.
14  A smooth, dry surface helps the tiles adhere to the wall.
15  Jack had to caulk the tiles in the shower stall to stop the leak into the basement below.