eaves
Example Sentences
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But I would linger in that narrow passage under the eaves, yearning to say something, to heal something.
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In time, the locust drone of the school board gave over to the mourning of doves in the eaves.
From Literature
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On weekends, sometimes a jazz band performs behind the stairwell and revelers dance in the eaves.
From Los Angeles Times
Long ago she had strung that rope across the eaves for them to roost.
From Literature
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Icicles hung from the eaves and snowplows navigated Frankfort’s narrow, winding streets after an unusually cold winter blast.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.