eaves

Example Sentences

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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

But if a house was built with fire-prevention in mind, with defensible space, fire-resistant materials, enclosed eaves and mesh coverings over vents, in some cases, it served as a shield for the houses downwind.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 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

Christmas lights were draped across the eaves of every house and building that they drove past.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman