lath

Example Sentences

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My own report from Dexter was a horror show: massive, insulation-free gaps between interior and exterior walls, revealing chunks of stone and lath that had last seen daylight when James Madison was president.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

The 60 schools in the county that were checked for potentially unsafe ceilings were old buildings constructed using lath and plaster, which can crack and collapse if damaged.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2024

An acre-sized lath house provided shade for tender seedlings, and an innovative rainwater collection system provided water for irrigation six months of the year.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2024

Lee points out a nest of bees that thrum inside the wall near the broad main staircase, the hive built amid the exposed lath.

From Washington Post • Aug. 10, 2021

A smile of lath opened amid powdery fallout.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen