porch
noun
an exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway.
porches
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pluralof porch.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“Our community was really designed around having big front porches and small lots with lots of open space,” said McCutcheon.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
On the walk all along Fourth Street, she noticed families sitting on their stoops or porches and generally more people trying to beat the heat outside of their homes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Now every night, the roofs, parks, and porches of Havana fill with people lying on cardboard, mattresses, or directly on the ground.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Pittsburgh is a city of some 90 hilly neighborhoods, where the front doors of row houses open to the sidewalk, brick houses have porches but no garages, and street parking is often the rule.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026
They left their suppers or their washing up or their dressing for the show and they came out upon their now-not-quite-as-new porches and watched the green star of Earth there.
From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury
