fishbowl
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The production takes place on a fishbowl office set, designed by Hildegard Bechtler with a clinical and wholly contemporary austerity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2025
We see some guileless part of ourselves within him — a half-formed reflection in his goldfish Dorothy’s fishbowl.
From Salon ● Feb. 3, 2024
"The fishbowl -- not the fish -- needs to change."
From Science Daily ● Jan. 2, 2024
Inside a fishbowl, the goldfish — a species of carp native to East Asia, bred for aesthetic delight and traditionally believed to bring good fortune — is hardly more than home décor.
From New York Times ● Dec. 8, 2023
The fishbowl was all lit up with numbers and light.
From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo
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They're found in fishbowls on hostess stands in New Jersey diners, Chicago rib joints and the Ahwahnee Hotel's restaurant in Yosemite — all places that emit a kind of old-school cool.
From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2023
According to his LinkedIn page, Mr. Cook was an employee at Wando’s, a bar on campus known for serving mixed drinks in fishbowls.
From New York Times ● Oct. 27, 2016
As a youth, Antheil practiced the piano up to 20 hours per day, soaking his hands afterward in fishbowls of cold water to ease the swelling.
From Slate ● Nov. 28, 2011
Check off the punch list of items in this manifest: 1. a world governed by a race of wise elders, perched on high columns and with their desiccated faces in fishbowls; cf.
From Time ● Jun. 16, 2011
While Vonetta and Fern charged to the counter lined with fishbowls of penny candy, I stood at the door and watched Danny the K push Ellis into the street and almost into a car.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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