1
: a covered area adjoining an entrance to a building and usually having a separate roof
2
obsolete
: portico
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Examples of porch in a Sentence
The house has a large front porch.
vacationers relaxing on the inn's spacious front porch
Recent Examples on the Web
Plus, the total length is 82 feet — with 66 feet of lights — so there will be tons of space for festive brightness on the porch, patio, or fence.
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Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 16 Nov. 2023
An American flag flapping in the wind was stolen off a woman's porch in California, but local police were quick to arrest the suspect, with officers going above and beyond and rehanging the flag on the woman's porch.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 9 Nov. 2023
Next day, kid comes by the old man on the front porch.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2023
In the city where Nextdoor’s offices sit right in the gritty Tenderloin, sharing Ring cam footage of porch thieves is a bonding exercise between neighbors who’ve never met.
—Lauren Smiley, WIRED, 7 Nov. 2023
Georgia pet owners are being encouraged to register their pet reptiles after neighborhood children discovered a three-foot-long lizard living under a porch in Athens last month.
—Gina Martinez, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2023
Campbell said the patrol officers went to the mobile home park after someone called about 6:40 a.m. to report a man asleep in a sleeping bag on the porch of one of the homes.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2023
Celebrate Diwali with food and music on the Mall, hear from celebrity chefs and taste beers at the Smithsonian’s Food History Weekend, or hear dozens of bands performing on the streets and porches of Adams Morgan.
—Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2023
Enjoy seating on the back patio or front porch overlooking Montezuma's lively main street and don’t miss the artisanal chocolates for sale by the cash register.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2023
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Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 16 Nov. 2023
An American flag flapping in the wind was stolen off a woman's porch in California, but local police were quick to arrest the suspect, with officers going above and beyond and rehanging the flag on the woman's porch.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 9 Nov. 2023
Next day, kid comes by the old man on the front porch.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2023
In the city where Nextdoor’s offices sit right in the gritty Tenderloin, sharing Ring cam footage of porch thieves is a bonding exercise between neighbors who’ve never met.
—Lauren Smiley, WIRED, 7 Nov. 2023
Georgia pet owners are being encouraged to register their pet reptiles after neighborhood children discovered a three-foot-long lizard living under a porch in Athens last month.
—Gina Martinez, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2023
Campbell said the patrol officers went to the mobile home park after someone called about 6:40 a.m. to report a man asleep in a sleeping bag on the porch of one of the homes.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2023
Celebrate Diwali with food and music on the Mall, hear from celebrity chefs and taste beers at the Smithsonian’s Food History Weekend, or hear dozens of bands performing on the streets and porches of Adams Morgan.
—Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2023
Enjoy seating on the back patio or front porch overlooking Montezuma's lively main street and don’t miss the artisanal chocolates for sale by the cash register.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2023
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“Porch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/porch. Accessed 1 Dec. 2023.
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porch
noun
ˈpōrch 
ˈpȯrch
: a covered entrance to a building usually with a separate roof
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