1
: a covered area adjoining an entrance to a building and usually having a separate roof
2
obsolete
: portico
Examples of porch in a Sentence
The house has a large front porch.
vacationers relaxing on the inn's spacious front porch
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Finally, head to Trust General Store & Café to sit in a rocker on the inviting front porch; shop for local crafts, outdoor goods, and artisan food; and savor a meal from their attached café.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
Place the trap in a shaded, quiet corner of your yard or porch.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 11 Oct. 2025
The Skeleton Dance One of my neighbors has skeletons sitting on their porch all year round, and my daughter and I frequently walk by this house.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 10 Oct. 2025
There were many charming things about the house (front porch, wood-burning fireplace).
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2025
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
Place the trap in a shaded, quiet corner of your yard or porch.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 11 Oct. 2025
The Skeleton Dance One of my neighbors has skeletons sitting on their porch all year round, and my daughter and I frequently walk by this house.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 10 Oct. 2025
There were many charming things about the house (front porch, wood-burning fireplace).
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for porch
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“Porch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/porch. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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porch
noun
ˈpōrch 
ˈpȯrch
: a covered entrance to a building usually with a separate roof
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