: a colonnade or covered ambulatory especially in classical architecture and often at the entrance of a building
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Examples of portico in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebRenovators enhanced this home’s curb appeal by adding a portico with a white and bone porcelain check tile floor.—Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 14 Mar. 2024 Additionally, by the end of the year, the city will have turned the coliseum's standing portico into a green space and amphitheater.—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 11 May 2024 French doors open to a spacious terrace overlooking the home’s portico.—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 8 May 2024 Its Neoclassical architecture evokes the same humbling, powerful motifs as the U.K. gallery, with a similar Grecian portico, central cupola and extended wings.—Anne Wallentine, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for portico
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