How to Use louver in a Sentence

louver

noun
  • The louvers are sealed with mesh, but the tower holds tight against the wind.
    — al, 14 Nov. 2019
  • The engine cover has six louvers, one for each of the cylinders.
    — Jason Barlow, WIRED, 17 Oct. 2024
  • There are no louvers on the long hood, which in itself, is the longest on a Morgan.
    — New Atlas, 23 Mar. 2025
  • However, instead of fabric, they're made of hard slats or louvers that tilt to let light in.
    — Jessica Dailey, House Beautiful, 1 Nov. 2019
  • Millman said she was reassured, in part, by the fact that each sign will have louvers, which will limit the amount of light spillover.
    — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023
  • This stylish armoire helps hide your excess clutter behind louver detailed doors.
    — Tim Kohut, BGR, 30 June 2021
  • The wood louver shutters are drawn to block your view of the dollar store and Aurora outside.
    — Tan Vinh, The Seattle Times, 11 July 2017
  • There’s a city ordinance requiring parking decks to be screened with metal louvers or grates.
    — Ely Portillo, charlotteobserver, 18 Oct. 2017
  • Detectives say that the car has spoilers, louvers on the rear window, black wheels and a loud exhaust system.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
  • On the front of the unit are four-way louvers to direct airflow and an onboard control panel with eight buttons and a display.
    — PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2025
  • The gunfire damaged the car’s rear end, trunk, tail light and rear window louver, according to court documents.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The firm also installed kinetic/operable louvers that slide along the home on the lake side and rotate.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2023
  • This is suggested so that leaks from the water tank and through the louver are prevented altogether.
    — Mark Jackson, Discover Magazine, 13 May 2021
  • To ensure that cool air is blown out as desired, it can be adjusted thanks to its variable louver and 3 fan speeds (low, medium and high).
    — Mark Jackson, Discover Magazine, 13 May 2021
  • But Walker said the volunteers had only replaced panels in the louvers.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 14 Apr. 2020
  • Metal louvers guide fish into the facility instead of toward the pumps.
    — Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 23 May 2024
  • This includes a new front splitter, air outlets (louvers) in the front fenders, changes to the side skirts, underbody and rear diffuser.
    — Mark Ewing, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
  • The moving louvers fold outward and up and down, providing roof shading, privacy, and a deck-like platform when fully open.
    — Liz Stinson, Curbed, 23 Aug. 2018
  • Elsewhere in the museum, the louver patterns are reflected directly onto the glass, like a bar code.
    — Nikil Saval, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2018
  • But today, Walker said the volunteers had only replaced panels in the louvers.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 21 Jan. 2020
  • Squirrels can also enter through roof vents, attic louvers, and ventilation fan openings.
    — Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Aug. 2024
  • Zizzo was at it early on Friday, cleaning the louvers on the air conditioner in his racing trailer.
    — Tony Baranek, chicagotribune.com, 7 July 2017
  • Stone louvers on the exterior mitigate dust and achieve transparency.
    — Robin Pogrebin, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Redesigned front fenders with louvers increase front downforce while smoothing airflow for greater high-speed stability.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 4 Apr. 2020
  • The design of all the buildings that comprise the lodge features louvers and screening to create shade and block wind, as well as beach architecture such as porches.
    — Michelle Matthews | [email protected], al, 10 Sep. 2019
  • This will feature lots of natural light thanks to the skylights already mentioned, plus a transparent facade made up of aluminum and glass, with glazed louvers.
    — Adam Williams, New Atlas, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Unable to source and unwilling to fabricate rear-window louvers for the modern Hilux, the backlight makes do with a vinyl appliqué.
    — Davey G. Johnson, Car and Driver, 27 Oct. 2017
  • Instead of a chrome-laden grille, the 810 featured subtle horizontal louvers.
    — Brendan McAleer, Car and Driver, 4 June 2023
  • An active front grille with louvers that close at highway speed to enhance aerodynamic and open at low speed to provide maximum cooling to the fuel cell stack.
    — Chuck Squatriglia, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2008
  • Throughout his buildings, unfinished beams and panels intersect with smoother, thinner louvers.
    — Nikil Saval, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2018

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