porch

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Yes, the 1985 Steven Spielberg adventure, early in which Mikey, from his porch, opens the front gate for Chunk using a device that employs a bowling ball, bucket, balloon, chicken, football, and sprinkler.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

I met O’Connor on the porch of the shabby two-story house where Francis Ford Coppola filmed his 1983 adaptation of “The Outsiders,” the Tulsa-based novel by S. E. Hinton.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Her porch was low hanging and served as an open-air storage building.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

After Heuermann was jailed, his wife and two children stayed in the house, even grilling on the front porch despite gawkers on the front lawn.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

We had just about finished eating when all at once Rowdy came tearing out from under the porch, bawling his head off.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls