eaves

Example Sentences

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Check out the three-foot icicles dripping from the eaves and keep an eye out for the big boulder by the fire station on the right.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 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

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

At night we slept in a loft beneath the eaves, where on cold nights the smoke from the kitchen fires rose and hovered beneath the rafters, warming us.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein