awnings
- plural of awning.
Example Sentences
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Awnings had been spread to veil them from the sun, and she was spared the sight of their sufferings.
From My Lady Rotha A Romance by Weyman, Stanley J.
Awnings were stretched and for hours and even days the Wanderer would lie almost motionless, except for the impalpable swell from which the bosom of the sea is never entirely free.
From Ralph Granger's Fortunes by Brown, William Perry
Awnings protected the terrace from the sun's rays, and a black and white flag waved gayly in the morning wind.
From A Sister's Love A Novel by Heimburg, W.
Awnings, with which shopkeepers of the large cities protect their windows from the head of the sun, were as yet an unknown luxury in Soulanges.
From Sons of the Soil by Balzac, Honoré de
Awnings were erected to shut off the terrific heat of the equatorial sun, and the men lay and dozed and rested, their native allies directing the course of the voyage.
From Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea by Bevan, Tom
