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
But the giant shark hanging near the front porch makes this one less unassuming.
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Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
People step outside to get the mail or take out the trash and don't realize that the sidewalks, driveways or porches have ice on them.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
So did an assortment of frame houses bearing front porches with fancy gingerbread trim and plenty of brownstones and brick homes.
—Susan Degrane, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
Fronted by a useful porch area, the tiny house also features a spacious interior layout that's arranged on one floor.
—New Atlas, 23 June 2025
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Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
People step outside to get the mail or take out the trash and don't realize that the sidewalks, driveways or porches have ice on them.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
So did an assortment of frame houses bearing front porches with fancy gingerbread trim and plenty of brownstones and brick homes.
—Susan Degrane, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
Fronted by a useful porch area, the tiny house also features a spacious interior layout that's arranged on one floor.
—New Atlas, 23 June 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 19 Jul. 2025.
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