courtyard
noun
court·yard
ˈkȯrt-ˌyärd 
: a court or enclosure adjacent to a building (such as a house or palace)
Examples of courtyard in a Sentence
The apartment overlooks a courtyard.
a series of lunchtime concerts in the museum's open-air courtyard
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It’s often said that, in New Orleans’ French Quarter, the dead outnumber the living, that residual energy from the past continues to inhabit the neighborhood’s 300-year-old buildings and mysterious courtyards.
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Students returning for the first day of classes this week gathered silently near the barricaded courtyard where Kirk was fatally shot while speaking to students.
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Another feature of this floor is direct access to the outdoor courtyards.
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Robinson is accused of firing a single shot, which struck Kirk in the neck in front of a courtyard packed with UVU students and other spectators.
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Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
Students returning for the first day of classes this week gathered silently near the barricaded courtyard where Kirk was fatally shot while speaking to students.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Another feature of this floor is direct access to the outdoor courtyards.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Robinson is accused of firing a single shot, which struck Kirk in the neck in front of a courtyard packed with UVU students and other spectators.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for courtyard
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“Courtyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/courtyard. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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courtyard
noun
court·yard
-ˌyärd
: a court or enclosure next to a building
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