How to Use awning in a Sentence

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noun
  • There was bird poop on the awning and crumbs all over the floor.
    Anne Kadet, WSJ, 30 Oct. 2018
  • The green awning Willis drew came down sometime in the mid-90s.
    Leor Galil, Chicago Reader, 15 Mar. 2018
  • To find Handel’s, look for the red, white and blue awning.
    cleveland, 2 Aug. 2022
  • What, the tennis world can’t chip in and buy some awnings?
    Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Jan. 2018
  • On warm days, the staff roll down the awning, keeping things cool.
    Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022
  • The video first shows an awning shake as the 3-year-old hits it on his way down.
    Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News, 5 May 2021
  • Grab a seat on one of the benches and wait for you bus under the shade of the awning.
    Kellie Hwang, Indianapolis Star, 25 Aug. 2019
  • The center put tarps up around the awning next to its day room with heaters and was open 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
    Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 24 Dec. 2022
  • The shape of the awning gives you far more wind, rain, and sun protection.
    Field & Stream Commerce Team, Field & Stream, 14 Feb. 2023
  • The shop with the can't-miss blue awning and signs on Woodward has been around for more than 70 years.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 10 May 2024
  • The coolest feature on the Studio is the large rear hatch, which opens and forms an awning.
    Graham Averill, Outside Online, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Then the awnings were tilted back down, the tables pushed forward and the crowds filled the rails.
    New York Times, 10 Apr. 2018
  • The kitchen opens to a multi-tiered deck with power awnings and an in-ground pool.
    Joan Walden, courant.com, 13 Apr. 2018
  • The Sinclair oil signs, the service station awning, even the pumps — just a façade.
    Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 29 June 2018
  • Until the old awnings came down last year, the area looked a bit like a 1980s shopping mall.
    Christopher Muther, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Aug. 2019
  • People fell through awnings and jumped off light poles.
    Conor Orr, SI.com, 5 Feb. 2018
  • Some embraced the sun and laid out while a few women snagged the shade under the sole awning.
    Madison Smalstig, The Indianapolis Star, 11 July 2022
  • Some beach tents come with cool perks, such as awnings and mini pools.
    Eric Rosen, National Geographic, 21 May 2019
  • Then one strong gust bent the awning’s steel frame into a pretzel.
    Scott Flickinger, Popular Mechanics, 27 Feb. 2021
  • Enjoy it on the front patio with the new retractable awning.
    Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 23 May 2022
  • In the alleys of the Old City, stone insulated the air and awnings blocked the sun, so the streets were cold and dark and the mood was somber.
    Dan Baum, Harper's magazine, 22 Aug. 2019
  • Her bar's green awning just says Walker's Pint, its name.
    Jordyn Noennig, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 June 2021
  • Much of the façade and awning lay on the ground, exposing the wooden framework beneath the roof.
    Doug MacCash, NOLA.com, 29 Oct. 2020
  • Andytown plans to add an awning to extend over the sidewalk and keep out rain.
    John King, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Nov. 2020
  • Cut half to two-thirds off of a wood round; attach to pumpkin, above the door, to create an awning.
    Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Don’t put it anywhere near a covered awning, a porch, a garage, chain it to a tree if there’s one left out in the yard.
    Paul Best, Fox News, 29 Aug. 2020
  • California room Builders used to slap an awning on the back of the house and call it a patio.
    Tony Bizjak, The Seattle Times, 26 Oct. 2018
  • The front awning requires two poles, and the prop poles on the two side windows are optional.
    Rob Reed, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2022
  • The wobbling of another ship, at the weight of over a thousand passengers and hordes of packages, stacked up to the awnings, stuffed above the lifeboats, piled even onto the anchor deck, preventing its use.
    Zining Mok, Longreads, 22 Oct. 2024
  • While sitting outside at one of the bistro tables under the cream-white awnings on a sunny day is a joy, be sure to also go inside to see the interiors of this chandeliered grand café.
    Nicole Trilivas, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024

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