veranda

Example Sentences

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The men sit on rugs beneath the wide boughs of a tree, while two women sit on mats in the shade of a nearby veranda, as goats and chickens roam the compound.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025

Outside, residents can enjoy the warm New Orleans weather while lounging on the covered veranda or soaking in the saltwater pool.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 10, 2025

The two-story Wawona Hotel, nearly encircled by a Spanish-style veranda, has 50 standard rooms with private bathrooms and 54 additional rooms with shared restrooms.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2024

The agency published a video in which it showed security officials detaining a man in jeans and a black shirt who was sitting at a veranda outside a restaurant in central Moscow.

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2024

She let him make every decision about the food and about Baby, spending most of her time on the slanting wooden chair on the veranda.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie