Used in a Sentence

fishbowl

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for fishbowl.

Editorial note

Supposedly his blackberry is run through NSA (See, e.g., the fishbowl project), and was not implicated in this breach.

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Quick take

Alternative form of fish bowl. [A small, rounded, transparent, and domestic aquarium.]

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of fishbowl gathered in one view.

noun

Alternative form of fish bowl. [A small, rounded, transparent, and domestic aquarium.]

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for fishbowl.

noun

Alternative form of fish bowl. [A small, rounded, transparent, and domestic aquarium.]

Example sentences

1

Supposedly his blackberry is run through NSA (See, e.g., the fishbowl project), and was not implicated in this breach.

2

It's a pretty nice fishbowl life as long as you don't want to carry a gun, or do drugs.

3

He (like us) has mostly glass walls, and feels like he's in a fishbowl.

4

Specifically, how every god damn living thing on the planet is seen as ours to control, like the whole of nature is our own little fishbowl entirely full of our own pets.

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In the meantime, internet users have two alternatives: knowingly live in an electronic fishbowl, or use the Tor browser and Onion Network.

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I've said it before and I'll say it again: I'd rather be dead than live in a fishbowl.

7

In a fishbowl like a high school, people are really driven by their insecurity.

8

A teddy bear with a fishbowl for a belly?

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>It's a pretty nice fishbowl life as long as you don't want to carry a gun, or do drugs.

10

I prefer to avoid living my life in a fishbowl.

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> It's a pretty nice fishbowl life as long as you don't want to carry a gun, or do drugs Or chew gum?

12

Being a USA citizen, I find it difficult to look at the world from outside my own life/fishbowl, even though I have traveled to about 20 other countries.

Quote examples

1

Sounds like her office lacks ample break-out rooms, though who really cares if it’s a “fishbowl” office or not?

2

In a sense it is so big that it becomes an obligation--see Bill Gates and Warren Buffett." Add to that that not everyone wants to live in a fishbowl.

3

(I moved into a "private" fishbowl office after I raised a fuss about this) I've worked in an open floorplan with 3,15 and 20 people.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use fishbowl in a sentence?

Supposedly his blackberry is run through NSA (See, e.g., the fishbowl project), and was not implicated in this breach.

What does fishbowl mean?

Alternative form of fish bowl. [A small, rounded, transparent, and domestic aquarium.]

What part of speech is fishbowl?

fishbowl is commonly used as noun.