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
Couples can bring it on their honeymoon road trip, set it up on the porch, or keep it in the car for impromptu picnics.
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Francesca Krempa, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
The House as Cultural Space Step from the porch into the sitting room and the thesis continues.
—Gina Pace, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
An inspector found that on one of the colonnades, for example, porch columns are beginning to separate from the brick; exterior walls have wood rot and water damage; and the floors on the inside are beginning to sag and could collapse.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
The couple loves the home’s curved windows, refinished hardwood floors, French doors, Juliet balcony, wraparound porch with its starburst ceilings, and stained glass windows.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
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Francesca Krempa, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
The House as Cultural Space Step from the porch into the sitting room and the thesis continues.
—Gina Pace, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
An inspector found that on one of the colonnades, for example, porch columns are beginning to separate from the brick; exterior walls have wood rot and water damage; and the floors on the inside are beginning to sag and could collapse.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
The couple loves the home’s curved windows, refinished hardwood floors, French doors, Juliet balcony, wraparound porch with its starburst ceilings, and stained glass windows.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 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 13 Sep. 2025.
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