carport

Example Sentences

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The home has an attached two-car garage, a garage for a golf cart, and a detached four-car garage with a carport.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

According to the Murrieta Police Department, officers responded to a residential structure fire at 41690 Knight Drive and found a mobile home, carport, three vehicles, two outbuildings and a large pine tree engulfed in flames.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026

When looking for a new house in L.A., she notes, “The carport had tandem parking spaces. That’s good, I thought. My hospice nurse can park on the left.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2025

"I didn't feel seriously alarmed because there was about 30ft between me and the carport and it just lifted up quite steadily and tilted over," he recalled.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2025

When I waited on Miss Caulier, her carport attach to the house so I didn’t have to go outside.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett