eaves

Example Sentences

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On weekends, sometimes a jazz band performs behind the stairwell and revelers dance in the eaves.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

As depicted in a finely detailed illustration by Mr. Thompson, long eaves hang over the house’s facade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

She credits measures she took that included new air vents resistant to embers and painting the eaves with fire-resistant coating.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025

This is very easy to picture on a hot day in California fire country, where conifers rustle against the eaves and the ground is dusty-dry.

From Slate • Jan. 14, 2025

Then suddenly, as before under the eaves of the Emyn Muil, Sam saw these two rivals with other vision.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien