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 council said there were no concerns about the material, but ceilings may be at risk if the lath and plaster - often found above suspended ceilings - were damaged.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 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

Inside, it was warmer than when we left, because Woody was already making good his promise to Mama, tacking up some ends of lath he’d found, stuffing rolled paper around the door frame.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston