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

He’s even built a concrete fire shelter against a hillside with two steel escape doors and porthole windows.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

Inside, the shelves are packed with thousands of items: from an upturned bathtub and dented porthole, to intricately etched glassware and tiny buttons.

From BBC • Aug. 13, 2024

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

I swam around the boat and on my second lap I noticed Hamilton's porthole was open.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos