fishbowl
noun
fish·bowl
ˈfish-ˌbōl 
1
: a bowl for the keeping of live fish
2
: a place or condition that affords no privacy
Examples of fishbowl in a Sentence
Being a politician these days means living in a fishbowl—every part of your life is open to public view.
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The Cupid Is Stupid Karaoke package includes shareable bites and group-style beverages like fishbowl cocktails and buckets of beer.
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Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Such media coverage does affect how fans view players, especially in the Barca fishbowl.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 6 June 2025
Ehlers wants to win, wants to get paid, wants to play a big role and might not want to do it in a fishbowl.
—Murat Ates, New York Times, 21 June 2025
The abundance of wide-angle, fishbowl shots is also very off-putting.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
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Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Such media coverage does affect how fans view players, especially in the Barca fishbowl.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 6 June 2025
Ehlers wants to win, wants to get paid, wants to play a big role and might not want to do it in a fishbowl.
—Murat Ates, New York Times, 21 June 2025
The abundance of wide-angle, fishbowl shots is also very off-putting.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for fishbowl
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“Fishbowl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fishbowl. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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