fishbowl
noun
fish·bowl
ˈfish-ˌbōl 
1
: a bowl for the keeping of live fish
2
: a place or condition that affords no privacy
Examples of fishbowl in a Sentence
Being a politician these days means living in a fishbowl—every part of your life is open to public view.
Recent Examples on the Web
As for that fishbowl that Jin gives Will as a present in episode six?
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Zing Tsjeng, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2024
Last year Lisa Young, a conservator at the museum, noticed that a white, foggy bloom was beginning to creep across the transparent fishbowl helmets and that their smooth, curved surface was beginning to crack.
—Sarah Everts, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2016
After a few fishbowl drinks, the breakup anthem sounds pretty good to even the most legendary dirtbags, Mac (Rob McElhenney), Dee (Kaitlin Olson), and Dennis (Glenn Howerton).
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 3 May 2024
Its eVTOL, called Alia, is vaguely based on the skeleton of an Arctic tern, with a fishbowl cockpit.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
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Zing Tsjeng, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2024
Last year Lisa Young, a conservator at the museum, noticed that a white, foggy bloom was beginning to creep across the transparent fishbowl helmets and that their smooth, curved surface was beginning to crack.
—Sarah Everts, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2016
After a few fishbowl drinks, the breakup anthem sounds pretty good to even the most legendary dirtbags, Mac (Rob McElhenney), Dee (Kaitlin Olson), and Dennis (Glenn Howerton).
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 3 May 2024
Its eVTOL, called Alia, is vaguely based on the skeleton of an Arctic tern, with a fishbowl cockpit.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
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“Fishbowl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fishbowl. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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