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adjective

exterior

CEFR C1

situated in or suitable for the outdoors or outside of a building

In a sentence

Six example sentences with exterior, each labelled with its topic.

  • The exterior cladding is fiber cement rather than timber, which the planning board accepted only after two revisions.

    Architecture

  • Exterior work in July means arriving before six, since by ten the light turns every white wall into glare.

    Photography

  • The crew shot every exterior scene in Malta and matched the interiors on a soundstage four months later.

    Movies

  • The exterior murals fade within a decade of sun, so the collective repaints one wall each summer.

    Art

  • The landlord charges extra for exterior signage, and the cafe's hand-painted board on the sidewalk was the compromise.

    Business

  • Only the exterior of the palace can be photographed, and the guards remind every group twice.

    Travel

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