verandah

Example Sentences

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The voice of George Harrison confirms our suspicion: “Our story opens in Corsica. On the verandah is a bearded man in glasses, conducting a small choir.”

From Salon • Dec. 23, 2025

Many have seen better days, though each boasts a verandah and small front yard.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2025

Detached two-car garage, verandah, formal gardens, meditation courtyard.

From Washington Times • Nov. 12, 2020

From the verandah of his home, nestled on a 400-hectare property of rolling hills, gum trees and Merino sheep, he watched a giant orange plume crest over the hill and rain down fiery embers.

From Reuters • Feb. 11, 2020

I did not realize that my cousins had left; now the verandah was so silent I could hear the sound of the raindrops sliding off the leaves.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie