How to Use lean-to in a Sentence

lean-to

noun

• The old fence was in bad shape, too, being held up on one side by a lean-to.
  — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026
• Before the lean-to was finished, Tom crawled into it and wrapped the deerskin around his feet without taking his boots off.
  — Elwyn "bud" Myers, Outdoor Life, 11 Mar. 2026
• Most of your driving will be on dirt roads, and your accommodations typically include a tent or lean-to.
  — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2026
• The former policy was the only compassionate response to unsanitary and unsafe lean-to and tents and other makeshift shelters illegally erected on public property such as parks or sidewalks or on empty lots.
  — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
• Never has a restaurant’s name been so fitting as The Stand – a literal, wooden lean-to on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, complete with handwritten menu signs and a ceiling made of tarps.
  — Usa Today Network, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026