carport

Example Sentences

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Mahon said Bodhi had started to turn up at her house just after Christmas and she had noticed he was sleeping in a carport.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

According to the Murrieta Police Department, officers responded to a residential structure fire at 41690 Knight Drive and found a mobile home, carport, three vehicles, two outbuildings and a large pine tree engulfed in flames.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026

In Santa Barbara, for instance, there isn’t a law requiring seismic retrofit of apartment buildings with a flimsy ground floor — often held up above a carport or garage.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2025

"I didn't feel seriously alarmed because there was about 30ft between me and the carport and it just lifted up quite steadily and tilted over," he recalled.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2025

When we drove into his carport, his wife stood in the shadows beside the house.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin