1
: a covered area adjoining an entrance to a building and usually having a separate roof
2
obsolete
: portico
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Examples of porch in a Sentence
The house has a large front porch.
vacationers relaxing on the inn's spacious front porch
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Four-bedroom with wraparound porch for $1.575 million A four-bedroom, five-bathroom house near Whitnall Park sold for $1.575 million on Oct. 9.
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Genevieve Redsten, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
The home's front entrance features imposing steps leading to a wraparound porch with blue flooring.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 20 Nov. 2024
Her sweet idiot of a neighbor stood on the unlit front porch of his dilapidated brick rancher as the sun dipped below the horizon and shadows stretched to swallow him.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
The home’s two-story facade spreads out wide, with expansive wraparound porches on both the upper and lower floors.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2024
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Genevieve Redsten, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
The home's front entrance features imposing steps leading to a wraparound porch with blue flooring.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 20 Nov. 2024
Her sweet idiot of a neighbor stood on the unlit front porch of his dilapidated brick rancher as the sun dipped below the horizon and shadows stretched to swallow him.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
The home’s two-story facade spreads out wide, with expansive wraparound porches on both the upper and lower floors.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Porch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/porch. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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porch
noun
ˈpōrch 
ˈpȯrch
: a covered entrance to a building usually with a separate roof
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