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
There’s the stray red dog who’s a steady companion when he’s out living in a lean-to during the summer working months.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025
At night she sleeps in an unheated lean-to.
From New York Times • May 17, 2022
The painters, in less than half an hour, fabricated a moveable lean-to out from a sheet of heavy translucent plastic and lumber from the trailer.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 16, 2021
That afternoon, Malcolm went to the lean-to and inspected the improvements to La Belle Sauvage.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
