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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
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: a place on a thoroughfare (such as a turnpike) at which all traffic must temporarily stop (as to pay tolls)
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: 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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During Monday’s meeting, VanTrust Vice President of Development David Rezac showed renderings of the new office building — a 450,000 square foot building that will feature three amenity decks, 6 stories of parking, an outdoor plaza space, and a retreat center with an amphitheater.
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Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2026
In 2004, Pennsylvania Avenue at Lafayette Park was transformed by the landscape architect Michael Van Valkenburgh into a lively pedestrian plaza where tourists mingled with protesters.
—Neil Flanagan, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
In 2025, the Laguna Beach City Council decided to make the thoroughfare a permanent pedestrian plaza.
—Jeff Gritchen, Oc Register, 2 May 2026
In some cases, however, those vultures circling the air over yesterday’s gallerias, plazas and megamalls are actually vulture investors.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
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Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2026
In 2004, Pennsylvania Avenue at Lafayette Park was transformed by the landscape architect Michael Van Valkenburgh into a lively pedestrian plaza where tourists mingled with protesters.
—Neil Flanagan, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
In 2025, the Laguna Beach City Council decided to make the thoroughfare a permanent pedestrian plaza.
—Jeff Gritchen, Oc Register, 2 May 2026
In some cases, however, those vultures circling the air over yesterday’s gallerias, plazas and megamalls are actually vulture investors.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 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 4 May. 2026.
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