portico

Example Sentences

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A portico with muscular Doric columns doubles as a terrace, as if Von Stuck had built himself a temple rather than a mere home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Trump finally appeared on the portico of the Blue Room after 7 p.m. on Wednesday to welcome new interns to what the White House described as a “soiree” on the South Lawn.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2025

Protesters then moved into the portico of PSU’s Millar Library.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2024

Many sit on chairs in the shade of the building's portico, seeking relief from the Sun, clutching mobile phones and folders full of documents.

From BBC • May 5, 2023

Carrying the Epsom salts and a piece of the baklava wrapped in cellophane, I came out of the house and walked along the portico past the courtyard and bathhouse to the guesthouse behind.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides