: 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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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.
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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
Allen, who is sixty-five, had decided to ride out the storm in his house, a one-story bungalow in the Palma Ceia neighborhood, with green-and-white-striped awnings over the front windows, and a large American flag waving above the front steps.
—Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
More:Detroit mom sentenced to 35-60 years in case of son, 3, found dead in freezer
After shooting at the vehicle, Kirtley went back inside his home and began shooting from atop an awning, this time toward the house across the street, where a family was celebrating a birthday.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 1 Aug. 2024
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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
Allen, who is sixty-five, had decided to ride out the storm in his house, a one-story bungalow in the Palma Ceia neighborhood, with green-and-white-striped awnings over the front windows, and a large American flag waving above the front steps.
—Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
More:Detroit mom sentenced to 35-60 years in case of son, 3, found dead in freezer
After shooting at the vehicle, Kirtley went back inside his home and began shooting from atop an awning, this time toward the house across the street, where a family was celebrating a birthday.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 1 Aug. 2024
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“Awning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/awning. Accessed 2 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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