carport

Example Sentences

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Mahon said Bodhi had started to turn up at her house just after Christmas and she had noticed he was sleeping in a carport.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

This week, the livestock was gone, and a black tarpaulin had been erected around the carport and the entrance to her house.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2025

In Santa Barbara, for instance, there isn’t a law requiring seismic retrofit of apartment buildings with a flimsy ground floor — often held up above a carport or garage.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2025

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

When we drove into his carport, his wife stood in the shadows beside the house.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin