under a roof

Example Sentences

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We sat outside under a roof, enjoying the weather while being protected from the rain that followed us throughout our trip.

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2026

Many live on the street not far from where they last lived under a roof.

From Slate • Jan. 22, 2025

"I don't want to see my mum stressed… I want to be under a roof before Christmas, and I want all of us to be happy."

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2023

Homeless people and their pets can now sleep under a roof and find shelter from the low temperatures at the La Salle Sao Paulo school facilities, which can house up to 150 people per day.

From Reuters • Jul. 30, 2022

Bessie supplied the hiatus by a homily of an hour’s length, in which she proved beyond a doubt that I was the most wicked and abandoned child ever reared under a roof.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë