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
The picture showed the orange cat sitting on a chair outside on the front porch.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
This home boasts a porch and a balcony, plus a roof extension to protect these outdoor spaces from the weather.
—Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 28 Feb. 2025
The next day, a group of Ruff Start employees returned to the porch where the two 12-week-old German shepherd puppies were cowering.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
The firepit and front porch have the best views of the vistas below, showing off green slopes that rise directly from the water.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 21 Feb. 2025
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
This home boasts a porch and a balcony, plus a roof extension to protect these outdoor spaces from the weather.
—Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 28 Feb. 2025
The next day, a group of Ruff Start employees returned to the porch where the two 12-week-old German shepherd puppies were cowering.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
The firepit and front porch have the best views of the vistas below, showing off green slopes that rise directly from the water.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 21 Feb. 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 12 Mar. 2025.
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