: 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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Whitehead sat down on a bench in front of the Five and Dime, a general store with a red-and-yellow awning.
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New Yorker,
22 June 2026
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22 June 2026
One fun hack for family camping trips is to put the awning down and use it as a big screen for movies with a portable projector.
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22 June 2026
Two of the large trapezoid windows in her daughter’s bedroom have an operating awning window beneath them.
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Tim Carter,
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20 June 2026
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Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
What’s the best window awning to buy?
—
Bestreviews,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
One fun hack for family camping trips is to put the awning down and use it as a big screen for movies with a portable projector.
—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
22 June 2026
Two of the large trapezoid windows in her daughter’s bedroom have an operating awning window beneath them.
—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
20 June 2026
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“Awning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/awning. Accessed 2 Jul. 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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