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Eave is an English word of 4 letters. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Eave in a sentence

Related words

Eave | Eaves | Eavesdropping | Eavesdrop | Eavesdropper | Eavesdropped | Eavesdroppers | Eavesdrops

Eave meaning

Alternative form of eaves (“the underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building”)

Using Eave

  • The main meaning on this page is: Alternative form of eaves (“the underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building”)
  • In the example corpus, eave often appears in combinations such as: the eave.

Context around Eave

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

meets 1× lighting 1× hopson 1× plan 1× level 1×

Sentence patterns with Eave

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

at the eave level the 1× by an eave on corbels 1× external under eave lighting 1× is one eave and below 1× known that eave hopson an 1× of the eave plan a 1× where the eave meets the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

firefighters initially responded 1× in the early 1× it s important 1× the home is 1× the sculptured frieze 1× then it became 1×

Common sentence endings:

and reduced breaks 1× decorative miniature towers 1× eave on corbels 1× had been hanged 1× of the house 1× the city said 1×

Words around Eave

Just before it in the word index:

eavan 4 eav 5 eaux 9 eaudiobooks 2 eaubonne 2 eau 158

Just after it in the word index:

eaves 56 eavesdrop 19 eavesdropped 6 eavesdropper 10 eavesdroppers 6 eavesdropping 53

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Eave

  • In this selection, "eave" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, meets, lighting and hopson stand out and add context to how "eave" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include at the eave level the and by an eave on corbels. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "eave" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with eave

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The sculptured frieze above is protected by an eave on corbels. (11 words)

Then it became known that Eave Hopson, an innocent man, had been hanged. (13 words)

It's important to remove the snow past where the eave meets the frame of the house. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Firefighters initially responded at 2:23 a.m., finding fire emanating from a storage room on the east side of the synagogue and also "smoke and visible fire at the eave level," the city said. (35 words)

The home is fully triple-glazed with a mix of externally rendered and stone feature walls with external under-eave lighting. (21 words)

In the early temples built prior to the 13th century, there is one eave and below this are decorative miniature towers. (21 words)

Example sentences (7)

It's important to remove the snow past where the eave meets the frame of the house.

The home is fully triple-glazed with a mix of externally rendered and stone feature walls with external under-eave lighting.

Then it became known that Eave Hopson, an innocent man, had been hanged.

These creative offerings are all part of the EAVE plan – a combination of smarter integrations and reduced breaks.

Firefighters initially responded at 2:23 a.m., finding fire emanating from a storage room on the east side of the synagogue and also "smoke and visible fire at the eave level," the city said.

In the early temples built prior to the 13th century, there is one eave and below this are decorative miniature towers.

The sculptured frieze above is protected by an eave on corbels.

Common combinations with eave

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "eave" in a sentence?
An example: "It's important to remove the snow past where the eave meets the frame of the house." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "eave" from authentic English texts.
What does "eave" mean?
Eave means: Alternative form of eaves (“the underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building”)
How many example sentences with "eave" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "eave", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.