lean-to

Example Sentences

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Our home was a compact, two-story terraced house with a back garden and a little lean-to greenhouse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Before impending nuclear annihilation, a husband paints the windows white and builds a lean-to shelter while his wife frets about his staining the curtains and marking the wallpaper.

From New York Times • Aug. 10, 2022

The lean-to allowed them to get the job done a day earlier than anticipated.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 16, 2021

If you're outside and caught in the storm, find shelter and try to stay dry and cover all exposed body parts, exercise or build a lean-to, windbreak or snow cave and fire for heat.

From Fox News • Oct. 26, 2021

Sam was at his lean-to, his elbows propped on his knees, his binocs pinned on the green pickup.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George