fishbowl
noun
fish·bowl
ˈfish-ˌbōl 
1
: a bowl for the keeping of live fish
2
: a place or condition that affords no privacy
Examples of fishbowl in a Sentence
Being a politician these days means living in a fishbowl—every part of your life is open to public view.
Recent Examples on the Web
After a few fishbowl drinks, the breakup anthem sounds pretty good to even the most legendary dirtbags, Mac (Rob McElhenney), Dee (Kaitlin Olson), and Dennis (Glenn Howerton).
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Shannon Carlin, TIME, 3 May 2024
Its eVTOL, called Alia, is vaguely based on the skeleton of an Arctic tern, with a fishbowl cockpit.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Those four will operate in a fishbowl in the coming months as pressure undoubtedly grows on Iger to give a signal for who will get the tap on the shoulder, in time for that person to have plenty of sorcerer’s apprentice time working alongside Iger.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024
The best was a clean car with a fishbowl windshield—someone who had money but was stupid.
—Jared Lemus, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2024
The production has managed to wangle an imposing location for the Visitor’s antics to unfold: one of those huge London statement homes made almost entirely of glass, like a sort of gigantic Cubist fishbowl.
—Catherine Bray, Variety, 17 Feb. 2024
There were five fishbowls, fruit baskets and a roll of paper towels on the counter.
—Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 12 Jan. 2024
But in the cold dark of the mountains, with not a fishbowl cocktail or foam party to be found, the director put the kettle on and celebrated with a cup of tea.
—Thomas Page, CNN, 2 Feb. 2024
And in this case, the job in question features the sport’s largest fishbowl.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2024
Shannon Carlin, TIME, 3 May 2024
Its eVTOL, called Alia, is vaguely based on the skeleton of an Arctic tern, with a fishbowl cockpit.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Those four will operate in a fishbowl in the coming months as pressure undoubtedly grows on Iger to give a signal for who will get the tap on the shoulder, in time for that person to have plenty of sorcerer’s apprentice time working alongside Iger.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024
The best was a clean car with a fishbowl windshield—someone who had money but was stupid.
—Jared Lemus, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2024
The production has managed to wangle an imposing location for the Visitor’s antics to unfold: one of those huge London statement homes made almost entirely of glass, like a sort of gigantic Cubist fishbowl.
—Catherine Bray, Variety, 17 Feb. 2024
There were five fishbowls, fruit baskets and a roll of paper towels on the counter.
—Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 12 Jan. 2024
But in the cold dark of the mountains, with not a fishbowl cocktail or foam party to be found, the director put the kettle on and celebrated with a cup of tea.
—Thomas Page, CNN, 2 Feb. 2024
And in this case, the job in question features the sport’s largest fishbowl.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2024
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“Fishbowl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fishbowl. Accessed 16 May. 2024.
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