form a canopy
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To create a cover or overhead layer.
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- The trees formed a leafy canopy above their heads.
- The interlocking branches form a dense canopy, blocking out most of the sunlight.
- Over many years, the ancient elms have formed a magnificent canopy over the avenue.
- We planted the saplings close together so they would eventually form a canopy.
- In the rainforest, the tallest trees form a canopy that is home to many animals.
- The climbing roses had formed a fragrant canopy over the garden arch.
- Dark clouds began to form a threatening canopy across the evening sky.
- The goal is to train the vines to form a shady canopy above the patio.
- Looking up, you could see the stars through the gaps in the canopy that the branches were forming.
- A network of fairy lights was strung up to form a sparkling canopy for the wedding reception.