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Example Sentences

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The awning would heat and cool the housing campus and possibly produce solar energy.

From Los Angeles Times

The strategies include grant programs to help building owners afford energy efficient heat pumps and cool roofs, as well as planting trees and adding awnings to provide shade at bus stops.

From Salon

As the men mourned, they sat on the embankment under the shade of a thatched awning — a small respite from the day’s oppressive heat.

From New York Times

Several times a month, Mr. Ha and his compatriots can be found vaulting their way around Paris, on the hunt for electric advertising signs perched above awnings or illuminated store names.

From New York Times

The wooden awning that had covered the pumps and protected customers from rain had collapsed, smashing the pumps.

From Seattle Times