canopy

Example Sentences

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According to the researchers, these tiny plastic particles first land on the leaves in the upper canopy.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

I ordered a coffee, sat back in a worn wooden chair, and took in the warm glow of the string lights above me, arranged like a canopy over the entire restaurant.

From Slate • Mar. 12, 2026

Workmen hammer stakes into the frozen ground to fit nets which they'll then stretch over the road in a canopy as protection against Russian drones.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

In her student days, for stress relief, Ms. Chan would lie on a pew and gaze upon this “airy canopy of stone.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

The cycle was attached to a brightly painted tin cart with a leather bench and a decorated canopy that shaded customers from the sun.

From "Rickshaw Girl" by Mitali Perkins