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
There’s also an upper porch that can be accessed by select guest rooms.
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Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
The porch was overhung with sumac.
—Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
At that moment, the two men ran for safety — Holguin jumping into his SUV in the driveway and Silva leaping onto a banister along the front porch.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
The pad opened with a front porch lined with white columns and a bright white foyer with stone tiled floors and elaborate millwork.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 25 Sep. 2025
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Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
The porch was overhung with sumac.
—Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
At that moment, the two men ran for safety — Holguin jumping into his SUV in the driveway and Silva leaping onto a banister along the front porch.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
The pad opened with a front porch lined with white columns and a bright white foyer with stone tiled floors and elaborate millwork.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 25 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 3 Oct. 2025.
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