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Recent Examples of piazzaPope Francis had eschewed the Castel Gandolfo getaway during his 12-year pontificate and had turned the Apostolic Palace on the main piazza into a public museum.—
Nicole Winfield,
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2026 After arriving in Lampedusa by plane, Leo was to pay homage to the dead at the island’s migrant cemetery and unveil a plaque, dedicated to Pope Francis, on the main dock before celebrating Mass in the main piazza.—ABC News,
4 July 2026 English soccer fans have earned a reputation for violent hooliganism, hurling plastic chairs and brawling their way across the piazzas and boulevards of Europe.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
3 July 2026 When school is out, life shifts into the piazza and the streets.—
Cassandra Tresl,
CNBC,
27 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for piazza
Recent Examples of Synonyms for piazza
porch
Noun
On a muggy night when the teams combined for 10 homers and 18 of the 20 runs were scored via longballs, the left-handed-hitting Burleson used the short porch in right field to his advantage.
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ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Aug. 2026
Below the front one is a classic front porch; the outdoor spaces, per the listing, add up to about 750 square feet.