How to Use portico in a Sentence

portico

noun

• The portico was added to make the front of the house look unique.
  — Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2022
• Some of the oak planks used for the study in the foundation of the portico.
  — Leslie Nemo, Discover Magazine, 4 Dec. 2019
• The home sports an arched portico at the front door and a two-car garage off to the side.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 26 Feb. 2018
• The underside of the curved portico stood more than 70 feet off the ground.
  — Colleen Shalby, latimes.com, 12 July 2019
• Her nest was tucked under the small portico over the door.
  — Lynn Petrak, chicagotribune.com, 31 May 2017
• As in past years, a giant red ribbon has been hung on the north portico of the White House.
  — Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2021
• And the double-height portico on the front façade isn't bad either!
  — Nikhita Mahtani, House Beautiful, 24 Aug. 2021
• For the Clementes, the afternoon grew hot and long under the portico.
  — Anita Chabria, sacbee, 28 Sep. 2017
• The public will have the chance to pay their respects to the late justice from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. under the portico at the top of the courthouse steps.
  — Richard Wolf, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2020
• Kurtz listened to this for a while, just him and Spicer beneath the White House's north portico.
  — Avi Selk, Washington Post, 25 June 2017
• Those are the words chiseled high over Riverside Drive, right above the portico on Grant’s Tomb.
  — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 15 July 2024
• The front of the house has a two-story portico with a porch, two terraces and a Juliet balcony.
  — Sarah Paynter, WSJ, 10 Mar. 2022
• The casket will be on public view Wednesday and Thursday under the portico at the top of the steps in front of the building.
  — Chronicle Staff, SFChronicle.com, 24 Sep. 2020
• Gennerich reappears at his left side, and the group walks back across the portico.
  — Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 27 June 2018
• Up a stone stairway and under a portico, the main entrance is on the second floor.
  — New York Times, 27 June 2018
• Past a lushly landscaped front yard, the two-story digs draw the eye with a crisp black-and-white façade and a portico over a red front door.
  — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2019
• Platt modeled the semicircular portico after the one on the south side of the White House.
  — cleveland, 9 Apr. 2021
• Cassanos said their biggest projects were the addition of a large second-floor porch, and a portico at the front of the house.
  — Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2022
• Braces, rather than columns, support the portico and are a more fitting choice for the proportions of the small house.
  — Elle Decor Staff, ELLE Decor, 5 July 2012
• More often, over-the-door dormer windows are paired with a small portico over the door to balance the look on the exterior of the home.
  — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Jan. 2023
• Across from her pink building there is a fruit stand shaded by a stone portico.
  — Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Feb. 2024
• The ceremony was held on the portico of the mansion, with a nearby laptop screen showing the faces of the guests.
  — oregonlive, 7 July 2020
• It will be installed July 30 on the church’s front portico.
  — cleveland, 19 July 2021
• In the front of the home is a large arched portico with double columns and a front door underscored by sidelights.
  — Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 5 June 2022
• Brackets on both sides of the doors hold up miniature porticos, echoing the main house’s design.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Jan. 2024
• Swimmers can splash in waterfalls and grottos, while palm trees and porticos make this a scenic place to spend a day in the water. 7.
  — Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2023
• A moose examines a set of wind chimes hanging over the portico of a home in rural Alaska.
  — Brian Clark Howard, National Geographic, 18 Nov. 2016
• Stone steps lead to a portico sheltering the glass-door entry.
  — Lauren Beale, latimes.com, 8 July 2019
• Dating to the year 1200, this broad rectangle is surrounded by top sights and splendid porticoes.
  — Kelsy Chauvin, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Nov. 2023
• Ashley Biden was dancing on the portico, hugging her father’s waist from behind.
  — Matt Viser, Washington Post, 20 July 2024

Last Updated: 22 Dec 2024