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

Sprinklers under the eaves are designed to go off automatically when a fire approaches, dampening the exterior of the house and surrounding area.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

There are no eaves or roof vents that could otherwise trap heat or allow embers to inside.

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

All day the icicles fell one by one from the eaves with soft smashing and crackling sounds in the snowbanks beneath.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder