How to Use awning in a Sentence

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  • 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
  • Parts, which illuminates not just the bed, but the entire area under that awning.
    — Wes Siler, Outdoor Life, 29 Sep. 2020
  • An air conditioning unit is mounted on the roof and an electric awning soon will be installed.
    — Javier Arce, The Arizona Republic, 19 Aug. 2020
  • Striped awnings, bicycles leaned against shopfronts, chalkboards promising cream teas or tarot readings or dog treats.
    — Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 21 June 2024
  • His facility has also brought in a new awning and has a four-foot railing around the outdoor eating area.
    — Judy Pochel, chicagotribune.com, 7 Aug. 2020
  • Books are available in a tub located outside of the main entrance from the church parking lot which is under the awning.
    — courant.com, 4 Sep. 2020
  • Setting up an aluminum ladder and opening the awning took another, say, two minutes.
    — Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2020
  • The large patio will feature a retractable awning, wood decking and banquettes, trees and tropical plants.
    — Ben Crandell, sun-sentinel.com, 19 Aug. 2020
  • The party, which was in the center of an acre of asphalt, took place beneath an awning that protruded from the side of a sleek black trailer.
    — Doug MacCash | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 13 Sep. 2020
  • The sidewalk beneath its awning was littered with cigarette butts and the occasional empty beer bottle.
    — Leslie Jamison, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2020
  • Like an atmospheric awning, clouds appeared to prevent the July sun from showing its full radiance.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 11 July 2020
  • Officers arrived to find a woman matching the caller’s description sitting under an awning and drinking from a half-full bottle of chardonnay.
    — Bruce Geiselman, cleveland, 15 Aug. 2020
  • One business said some protesters used a blowtorch to set fire to garbage gathered under an awning, scorching part of the building until other people on the scene extinguished the flames.
    — oregonlive, 10 July 2020
  • John Dean, 31, saw a bulky branch rip off the trunk of a pine tree 10 feet from his house and crack onto the corner of an awning, unseating nails and wood paneling.
    — New York Times, 10 Oct. 2020
  • And, as police held off attempts to take down Jackson, various people would retreat from the crowd to relax under the church’s awning, smoke cigarettes, and relieve themselves.
    — Nicholas Rowan, Washington Examiner, 23 June 2020
  • Police responded only with verbal warnings until an awning on an abutting building was lit on fire, at which point officers used munitions, including tear gas, to scatter the crowd.
    — oregonlive, 25 Aug. 2020
  • To find Handel’s, look for the red, white and blue awning.
    — cleveland, 2 Aug. 2022
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The tent, tall and spacious enough to stand in, felt like more than just a place to fall asleep—the awning and tarp entryway certainly helped.
    — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Feb. 2024

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