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

The building has the air of a train station, fronted by a white portico with graceful arches.

From Seattle Times • May 25, 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

The first thing Mr. Kapasi had noticed when he saw Mr. and Mrs. Das, standing with their children under the portico of the hotel, was that they were very young, perhaps not even thirty.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri