: a rooflike cover extending over or in front of a place (as over the deck or in front of a door or window) as a shelter
Examples of awning in a Sentence
stayed under the awning outside the shop during the rainstorm
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Duck under the familiar red-and-white-striped awning to find treats of all shapes and sizes—and from every era— at the always nostalgic Candy Factory.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2024
Now fans line up at the small storefront, wrapping around the roughly 250-square-foot restaurant with bright yellow awnings and a walk-up window.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Decorate: Find the perfect accessory for your living room at Decorate, a home goods store on Mass. Ave with signature red awnings.
—Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Nov. 2024
Like modern stadiums, the Colosseum had a retractable roof
In an extraordinary feat of engineering, Romans created a vast retractable canvas awning to shield spectators from the relentless Italian sun.
—Kieron Marchese, Architectural Digest, 19 Nov. 2024
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2024
Now fans line up at the small storefront, wrapping around the roughly 250-square-foot restaurant with bright yellow awnings and a walk-up window.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Decorate: Find the perfect accessory for your living room at Decorate, a home goods store on Mass. Ave with signature red awnings.
—Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Nov. 2024
Like modern stadiums, the Colosseum had a retractable roof
In an extraordinary feat of engineering, Romans created a vast retractable canvas awning to shield spectators from the relentless Italian sun.
—Kieron Marchese, Architectural Digest, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Awning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/awning. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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awning
noun
aw·ning
ˈȯn-iŋ 
ˈän-
: a cover (as of canvas) that shades or shelters like a roof
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