sleeping porch

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Recent Examples of sleeping porch What was to be our living quarters was one minuscule bedroom with a bathroom, a single closet, and a small sleeping porch for me. Fannie Flagg, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2025 My parents’ house originally had two sleeping porches, both upstairs, one east and one west. David Owen, The New Yorker, 27 July 2024 Residential builders soon caught on, and by the early 1900s, sleeping porches were appearing in homes from Minneapolis to Brooklyn, New York. Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 July 2024 The second floor includes a sleeping porch and the home’s large primary bedroom, which includes a fireplace, steam shower, and whirlpool tub. Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 14 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for sleeping porch
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sleeping porch
Noun
  • Indoors, choose a sunny, cool spot away from dry indoor heat, such as a sunroom or a garage, for a few days until the plant adjusts to its new environment.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Insulated door curtains are perfect for sunroom doors and entryways that let in drafts every time someone opens the door.
    Christopher Murray may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Described on travel websites as a 5-star hotel and spa, the Jaal Riad in Marrakesh is an adults-only resort that boasts two swimming pools, a garden with a solarium, five restaurants and a bar, an art gallery, a spa area and a fitness center.
    David Chiu, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
  • There’s even a glass solarium that serves as a meditation space while the garden and its pond invite bird watching — and glimpses of other wildlife.
    Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The setting can change: A sunporch, a park, a lawn, a beach all work.
    New York Times, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2022
  • After Alex’s death, a youth who was placed in the Bailey home a few months before the crash said that Bailey allegedly often drank and slept on the sunporch.
    Ginny Monk, courant.com, 9 Mar. 2022
Noun
  • In addition to the Blumhouse Space, the venue will feature a 1,000-seat theater for film premieres, screenings, events, and concerts, 64 new luxury rooms for the hotel, a new lobby, a new porte cochere and more.
    Andrew McGowan, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The porte cochere leads to an underground garage — a bonus for wealthy residents worried about their security for the same reasons that the characters in both films are.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Its flat, walkable, and bikeable center is located inside medieval walls, and residents are protected from the elements by miles of decorative porticoes.
    Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2025
  • The wing traditionally served as the office of the First Lady, and previously housed a portico as well as a colonnade that led to the Executive Residence.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025

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“Sleeping porch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sleeping%20porch. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.

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