Definition of fishbowl
1 : a bowl for the keeping of live fish
2 : a place or condition that affords no privacy
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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.
Recent Examples of fishbowl from the Web
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Hearst emerged, and, without a break, greeted me and led me into his personal fishbowl.
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1906
First Known Use of fishbowl
1906
FISHBOWL Defined for English Language Learners
fishbowl
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Definition of fishbowl for English Language Learners
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: a bowl used for keeping live fish
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: a place or condition in which there is no privacy
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