How to Use lanai in a Sentence

lanai

noun

• Christine poured a glass of wine and sat on the lanai to read it.
  — Karina Bland, The Arizona Republic, 27 Nov. 2020
• His kids had their own rooms, his dogs had a big backyard, with a lanai.
  — Brianna Sacks, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023
• All rooms have their own lanai (balconies); some have ocean views.
  — Martha Cheng, WSJ, 21 Mar. 2018
• There’s also a covered lanai just off the kitchen and a home theater and game room.
  — Cynthia Billhartz Gregorian, kansascity, 30 June 2017
• The latter features a pingpong table and a wet bar, which flows out to the lanai and pool area.
  — Jeanne Cooper, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Mar. 2018
• Sliding glass pocket doors open to the covered lanai with a fire pit.
  — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2024
• Access to the ocean is as simple as walking beyond the lanai.
  — Alexa Climaldi, Forbes, 31 July 2022
• Out back, arched openings lead to a landscaped patio with a pool, lanai, bar and city views.
  — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2020
• The best place for a lanai is off the kitchen or indoor living room, if possible.
  — Kelly Dawson, House Beautiful, 6 July 2023
• The space connects to a bright lanai and lap pool, perfect for enjoying the outdoors year-round.
  — Nathalie Kirby, House Beautiful, 2 Apr. 2021
• Some have private lanai hot tubs, and all have ocean views and cathedral ceilings.
  — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2018
• There are two ocean-view suites, each with a bedroom, loft, bathroom with a Jacuzzi tub, and private lanai.
  — Jessica Flint, WSJ, 1 Dec. 2022
• Steve Stevens paused to look at the stacked, wrecked remnants of fencing behind his house, the tiles ripped from the roof, his lanai and pool scarred by 150 mile-per-hour winds.
  — Brian MacQuarrie, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Oct. 2022
• The upper level includes a queen-size bed and smaller lanai.
  — Isabel Garcia, House Beautiful, 6 Jan. 2020
• The enormous towel had helped us stretch out comfortably on the lanai to enjoy spring nights and the moon, planets and stars.
  — Pam Dowd, orlandosentinel.com, 14 July 2019
• The house’s spacious lanai connects the pool with the main living space, whose doors frame the water like a picture window.
  — Hannah Selinger, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2023
• Smith’s plan transformed it into a ground-level, open-sided lanai that faces the pool.
  — Richard A. Marini, ExpressNews.com, 17 Dec. 2020
• Pocketing walls of glass border a grand lanai, which holds a wet bar and an indoor spa.
  — Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2019
• There’s a pool with cabanas, a 24/7 fitness center, and fire pits on their garden lanai.
  — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2024
• Apparently the creature had torn through the lanai and made himself at home.
  — Brett Clarkson, Sun Sentinel, 18 May 2022
• Outdoors, the living area comes with a summer kitchen and a large covered lanai, as well as a pool and spa with water views.
  — Claudine Zap, sun-sentinel.com, 29 Apr. 2021
• Balconies and a lanai extend the living space outdoors.
  — Lauren Beale, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2024
• When James Wright approached the home, two men dashed from the lanai around his pool, and he was hit by the vehicle, driven by a third person.
  — Stephen Hudak, OrlandoSentinel.com, 15 June 2017
• Each room, with a private lanai, looks out onto the ocean or the adjacent Jack Nicklaus golf course.
  — Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2017
• As for designing a lanai, stick to bright shades that can complement the outdoors.
  — Kelly Dawson, House Beautiful, 2 July 2019
• As for how to design and decorate a lanai, stick to bright shades that complement the outdoors.
  — Kelly Dawson, House Beautiful, 6 July 2023
• Above us in the lanai of the beachfront restaurant on the perfect stretch of sand, 50 Danish women were having rumba lessons.
  — Steve Chapple, sandiegouniontribune.com, 3 Aug. 2017
• Each room is filled with natural light thanks to the floor-to-ceiling windows and sliding glass doors that open to a spacious lanai.
  — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 4 Mar. 2024
• With the islands of Molokai and Lanai as a stunning backdrop, whale watching in Kaanapali is as easy as walking out on your lanai.
  — The Seattle Times, 15 Aug. 2018
• All the rooms have ocean views, and most also feature a lanai or balcony, which is particularly nice to use while little ones nap.
  — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2024

Last Updated: 9 Jun 2024