How to Use veranda in a Sentence

veranda

noun
  • Outside, the floor of the stone veranda stands about 10 feet off the ground.
    Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 14 Sep. 2019
  • The Summer Cottage can be found just down the path from the rear of the veranda.
    Hunter Boyce, ajc, 17 Aug. 2022
  • The men on the veranda and the little maid in the side yard hear Pianon give a loud cry.
    Andrea Lee, The New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2020
  • Reporters were lucky enough to dine in the clubhouse and even on the veranda that looked over the course.
    Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 9 Apr. 2020
  • At Sima’s house, the men were led to the veranda of an open-air mosque and the women into her home.
    Mujib Mashal, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2020
  • The ship has 465 state rooms, each with a private veranda and free Wi-Fi.
    Meena Thiruvengadam, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2020
  • Across the canyon, the view from the veranda at the Grand Canyon Lodge makes for some of the best alfresco dining on the planet.
    Frederick Reimers, Outside Online, 4 Dec. 2018
  • The living room has floor-to-ceiling windows and opens up to a veranda that faces the ocean.
    Shannon Larson, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Mar. 2023
  • One of the nicest hotels in the area with a good bar, restaurant and veranda overlooking the Etang du Ter near the ocean.
    Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2021
  • The ladies walk out onto the veranda and take in Bolo in all his glory writhing in a glass box.
    Chris Murphy, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2021
  • The grounds provide a covered veranda with a fireplace and a large pool and spa.
    Dallas News, 22 Feb. 2020
  • She was buried under a tree in the orchard a few hundred yards from the home’s veranda.
    Clarence Williams, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Most of the 50 rooms and suites have verandas; ocean-view staterooms are the exception.
    Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 19 Mar. 2024
  • The grounds feature a covered veranda with a fireplace and a large pool/spa.
    Dallas News, 12 Sep. 2020
  • The backyard offers views, a pool and spa, fountains and a large veranda space.
    Dallas News, 7 Nov. 2020
  • The backyard offers views, a pool and spa, fountains and a large veranda.
    Dallas News, 27 Feb. 2021
  • Outdoor space is key here, with a large veranda beside the pool.
    Allie Beth Allman & Associates, Dallas News, 4 June 2023
  • With that, Crystal announces that dessert is served on the veranda.
    Jodi Walker, EW.com, 7 Oct. 2021
  • The queen’s favorite room was the sun lounge, with its warm teak walls and rattan furnishings, and views across the veranda deck.
    Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 8 Nov. 2022
  • More recently, in mid-2018, a five-month-old girl was snatched from a veranda while her mother worked in the kitchen.
    David Quammen, National Geographic, 8 Nov. 2019
  • Preservation Hall Jazz Band played on the veranda, then by the pool, as champagne was passed around.
    Ella Riley-Adams, Vogue, 10 June 2021
  • The event also includes vendors and brunch on the veranda.
    Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The second floor has a master bedroom with a walk-in closet and a veranda.
    chicagotribune.com, 19 Nov. 2019
  • Off the bathroom is an exercise room with a sauna, wet bar, and access to a veranda.
    Dallas News, 27 Feb. 2021
  • The Viking Mississippi will have true suites, with two rooms and a full-size veranda off the sitting room.
    Dallas News, 6 Apr. 2020
  • Over on the veranda Mr. Trump took out an iPad that is connected to the club’s speaker system.
    Holly Peterson, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The two-level house has a two-story bay with a turret and a covered front veranda that curves around one side.
    Jeastman, oregonlive, 13 July 2023
  • Sina, the son-in-law of Sok Sabay Resort's owner, sits on a veranda that used to look out onto a pretty pond.
    Julie Zaugg, CNN, 4 Oct. 2019
  • In its climax, Ms. Sinha’s character sways through a crowd of party guests in her drawing room, toward her veranda, drink in hand.
    Mujib Mashal Atul Loke, New York Times, 1 May 2024
  • Every category is designed with big bathrooms built around giant soaking tubs and verandas for watching the dusky leaf monkeys chasing each other through the canopy.
    Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2024

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