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.
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In part, Marner attributes the lack of public partying to the fishbowl reality of the social media age.
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Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
The Dolphins were forced to bunk out at a downtown Oakland hotel, in a fishbowl environment.
—Mark Purdy, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
In hindsight, Frost seemingly never felt comfortable in the fishbowl that is Nebraska football.
—Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2024
These threats cannot be mitigated through an isolationist approach of fishbowl diplomacy that Trump advocates.
—J. Berkshire Miller, Foreign Affairs, 4 Apr. 2016
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Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
The Dolphins were forced to bunk out at a downtown Oakland hotel, in a fishbowl environment.
—Mark Purdy, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
In hindsight, Frost seemingly never felt comfortable in the fishbowl that is Nebraska football.
—Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2024
These threats cannot be mitigated through an isolationist approach of fishbowl diplomacy that Trump advocates.
—J. Berkshire Miller, Foreign Affairs, 4 Apr. 2016
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“Fishbowl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fishbowl. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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