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a
: a public square in a city or town
b
: an open area usually located near urban buildings and often featuring walkways, trees and shrubs, places to sit, and sometimes shops
2
: a place on a thoroughfare (such as a turnpike) at which all traffic must temporarily stop (as to pay tolls)
3
: an area adjacent to an expressway which has service facilities (such as a restaurant, gas station, and restrooms)
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Examples of plaza in a Sentence
They put his statue in the town's plaza.
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According to police, the officers found two mothers of the youth within the plaza and arrested them.
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Nick Lentz, CBS News, 13 June 2026
Beatty was reportedly spotted in the plaza next to the Kennedy Center among crowds waiting for the removal to begin on Friday.
—Philip Wang, Time, 13 June 2026
The walkways will be interspersed with plazas, small parks and exercise stations.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Before the store even opened, people had formed a line that snaked around the David Dinkins building (where the CityStore is located) through a plaza behind the storied landmark, then up and around to the federal courthouse located a few blocks away.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 12 June 2026
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Nick Lentz, CBS News, 13 June 2026
Beatty was reportedly spotted in the plaza next to the Kennedy Center among crowds waiting for the removal to begin on Friday.
—Philip Wang, Time, 13 June 2026
The walkways will be interspersed with plazas, small parks and exercise stations.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Before the store even opened, people had formed a line that snaked around the David Dinkins building (where the CityStore is located) through a plaza behind the storied landmark, then up and around to the federal courthouse located a few blocks away.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 12 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for plaza
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“Plaza.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plaza. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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