porthole

Example Sentences

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He was a 25-year-old tinkering with self-tanners, but all the intrigue and action seemed to be around the lab next door, with its strange music, flashing lights and tinfoil covering the porthole.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

The scan shows new close-up details, including a porthole that was most likely smashed by the iceberg.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2025

The futuristic tower was composed of 140 detachable capsules, each suitable for a single resident and with a porthole looking out — like a pile of eyes fixed on the city.

From New York Times • Jan. 16, 2024

The flash assault on the explosion’s observers, including Oppenheimer iconically peering through a bunker’s porthole, had to be lit just so.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2024

And I guess I must burst into tears again, because here I am seeing my stupid face in the bathroom’s porthole mirror, which now just feels idiotic.

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle