eave

Example Sentences

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An additional Hungarian team of 15-20 rescuers will eave Hungary on Thursday evening on a military plane provided by the government and arrive at the rescue site on Friday morning, Kovacs said.

From Washington Times • Sep. 7, 2023

An overhanging eave or a neighboring fence provides additional shelter from wind and rain.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 18, 2023

And cross blocking between those supports should be installed at least every four to six feet as rafters rise from eave to ridge; walls more than six feet high also need cross supports.

From Washington Post • Sep. 19, 2022

Over the last two decades, Mike Madrid has battled Democrats, Republicans, Donald Trump and a pesky family of squirrels that assumed residence in the eave of his Midtown Sacramento home.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2022

Under the eave of the porch our charge Methuselah screamed like a drowning man in his cage.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver