How to Use eave in a Sentence

eave

noun

• It’s often attached to the eaves of a house or shed.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
• Do not place it on a patio, in a garage or under an eave.
  — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
• Twinkle lights hung from the eaves of the house, broken and dark.
  — Kamila Hrabchuk, Washington Post, 25 Dec. 2023
• Soon, orange-red flames began to lick the wall and the roof’s open eaves.
  — Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025
• There is no action on or around the plants, just in a tight corner up in the eaves.
  — Joan Morris, Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2025
• Hang the fall garland above your door or along your porch eaves for easy outdoor fall decor.
  — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2025
• Leave cold-tender plants under the eaves or on your patio for now.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
• Snow paints the eaves over us and dusts the clapboard under the window.
  — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
• The nests are found in sheltered areas like porches and roof eaves.
  — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 5 Mar. 2026
• Tucked up into the third-floor eaves are two more bedrooms and a bathroom.
  — Mark David, Robb Report, 20 Jan. 2024
• The eave is the lowest part of the roof that extends out beyond the house walls.
  — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 24 Oct. 2019
• Now your feeder is ready to hang from the branches of a tree or under your eaves.
  — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Dec. 2025
• Next, look at your roof from beneath the eave, and the soffit will be facing you.
  — Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2024
• They’re often found in patio covers, eaves, and decks.
  — Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 7 Apr. 2026
• The bedroom comes with a single closet and storage in the eaves.
  — John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Apr. 2023
• The multipurpose room tucked up into the eaves on the top floor.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2024
• Now extend the light strand along the eave and around the exterior of the house.
  — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 24 Oct. 2019
• Most were sucking on filthy icicles that had fallen from the eave of a greenhouse.
  — Alice Gregory, New York Times, 18 May 2017
• The flat roof is off-center to provide more eave overhang above the entrance.
  — Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 17 Sep. 2024
• Place the first bulb from the male end of a strand on the corner of the eave that's closest to an outlet.
  — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 24 Oct. 2019
• Decks on the front and back of the original house were identical and capped with wide eaves.
  — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 30 Dec. 2024
• The wind cackled in the eaves, but the little wild creatures above were unfazed.
  — Okwiri Oduor, Harper's Magazine, 15 June 2022
• In an upstairs room, under the eaves, the four boys initially shared two beds.
  — Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2023
• Place baffles at the eaves to maintain a clear path for the airflow from the soffit vents.
  — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 12 Dec. 2025
• Placing the beds under the eaves in this room leaves the tallest part of the room open for play and getting dressed.
  — Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
• Wood roofs and siding pose a fire risk, as well as the eaves on the roofline and wooden decks and fences that touch the house.
  — Lauren Sommer, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
• Remove cobwebs from eaves and corners.
  — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
• Upstairs, the daughters’ three bedrooms are tucked into the eaves.
  — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2026
• Remove spider webs from eaves, doors, windows, and around light fixtures.
  — Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 29 Dec. 2025
• Their nests house up to 5,000 wasps and are often found under eaves or in trees.
  — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 21 June 2026