: a rooflike cover extending over or in front of a place (as over the deck or in front of a door or window) as a shelter
Examples of awning in a Sentence
stayed under the awning outside the shop during the rainstorm
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In 2018, Target provoked the ire of New York music lovers by tweaking CBGB’s famous awning to celebrate the opening of a new retail location in Astor Place.
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Spin Staff, SPIN, 21 Apr. 2026
The unassuming Highlands location has greeted patrons with its signature green awning since 2011.
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The ceiling of the awning, once white, is now charred and peeling.
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Spin Staff, SPIN, 21 Apr. 2026
The unassuming Highlands location has greeted patrons with its signature green awning since 2011.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
The ceiling of the awning, once white, is now charred and peeling.
—Monique John, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Campers can attach multiple tents together and secure on various awnings to create shaded entries, auxiliary rooms and tunnels.
—New Atlas, 9 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for awning
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“Awning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/awning. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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awning
noun
aw·ning
ˈȯn-iŋ 
ˈän-
: a cover (as of canvas) that shades or shelters like a roof
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