as in verandah
a covered structure adjoining an entrance to a building
vacationers relaxing on the inn's spacious front porch
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Recent Examples of porch
The house has new porches, new siding, new doors and a new garage roof.
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Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025
With his lefty launch angle, Daniels would be an interesting watch in a park with a short porch in right field.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2025
Summer is just around the corner, and here in the South, that means morning coffee on the front porch, an afternoon hour in your favorite rocking chair, and evenings spent in the backyard with family and good company.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 10 May 2025
The short porch specialty followed a walk to the debuting Jorbit Vivas and a double from Aaron Judge, which knocked Rays starter Ryan Pepiot out of the game.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 3 May 2025
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Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025
With his lefty launch angle, Daniels would be an interesting watch in a park with a short porch in right field.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2025
Summer is just around the corner, and here in the South, that means morning coffee on the front porch, an afternoon hour in your favorite rocking chair, and evenings spent in the backyard with family and good company.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 10 May 2025
The short porch specialty followed a walk to the debuting Jorbit Vivas and a double from Aaron Judge, which knocked Rays starter Ryan Pepiot out of the game.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 3 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for porch
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“Porch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/porch. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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