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Examples of picture window in a Sentence
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Size Ready-to-install blinds come in the most standard window sizes: 12–24 x 96 inches for picture windows, 24–36 x 36–84 for sliders, and 36 x 72–84 for double-hung windows.
—Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Apr. 2024
High-end finishes like solid core doors, volume ceilings with shiplap and picture windows with lower openings add a refined touch to the interior.
—Spencer Elliott, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
From there, a fireside living room has picture windows and a private balcony overlooking sweeping views of the Colorado Street Bridge and San Gabriel Mountains.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2024
The coffered ceiling detail adds a lot of character to this room, which is adjacent to a dining room that also features a front-facing picture window and a coffered ceiling.
—Monica Lander, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024
The Equestrian Hotel opened just three years ago and sits alongside the 128,000 square-foot Grand Outdoor Arena – guests can rouse from their beds, grab a cup of in-room coffee, and sit at their picture windows watching the athletes and their steeds run through their programs.
—Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Pullman Class offers bench-style seating while Coach and First offer plush chairs, but all three still give guests access to those fantastic picture windows to drink in the views.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 29 Feb. 2024
Cheery pink blossoms frame the front picture window and canary-yellow banquettes run along the sides of the walls, hung with illuminated branches.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2024
Especially standing out is an old world-style living room sporting picture windows and a wood-burning fireplace made with stones culled from the surrounding hills.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1938, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near picture window
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“Picture window.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/picture%20window. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
Kids Definition
picture window
noun
: a large window designed to frame a view
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