as in patio
an open space wholly or partly enclosed (as by buildings or walls)
a series of lunchtime concerts in the museum's open-air courtyard
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Recent Examples of courtyard
Restaurants, ballrooms, the courtyard, and the spa are accessible.
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Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2025
Anula hurried across the courtyard, passing the vast garden that curled around the administrative buildings, and skidded to a stop outside the concubine estate.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2025
Enter the front house and walk back to find this den, where windows look into the rear courtyard and the second house.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 19 Feb. 2025
Several honorable mentions, like the BPL courtyard and the Customs House tower observation deck, didn't make it to the final 16 bracket.
—Mike Deehan, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
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Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2025
Anula hurried across the courtyard, passing the vast garden that curled around the administrative buildings, and skidded to a stop outside the concubine estate.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2025
Enter the front house and walk back to find this den, where windows look into the rear courtyard and the second house.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 19 Feb. 2025
Several honorable mentions, like the BPL courtyard and the Customs House tower observation deck, didn't make it to the final 16 bracket.
—Mike Deehan, Axios, 14 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for courtyard
Recent Examples of Synonyms for courtyard
Noun
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The couple seeks places where other families dine and sit on the patio when possible.—
Maggie Hennessy,
Bon Appétit,
6 Mar. 2025
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Enjoy it on the three-season patio in Lake Norman or on the rooftop in South End. Cost: $14 This story was originally published February 22, 2023 at 6:30 AM.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The quadrangle between the Temples of Jupiter and Bacchus had been filled with wooden tables and stalls selling wine and sfiha, a Bekaa specialty.—
Youmna Melhem Chamieh,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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But Stiller liked pausing on the precipice of the perverse love triangle—or quadrangle—of Mark torn by two halves of his consciousness toward two women.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
18 Dec. 2024
Noun
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On the bottom of the enclosure is a threaded mounting hole for use with the optional $14.99 permanent mounting bracket.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
26 Feb. 2025
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In the medieval church, women’s roles were limited – usually some form of enclosure and celibacy, such as becoming an anchoress walled up alone for life, or a nun in a classic convent.—
Joelle Rollo-Koster,
The Conversation,
25 Feb. 2025
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But the accord between labor and management goes awry when Mao creates a mosque in the yard.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
4 Mar. 2025
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On the night of Feb. 22, a 36-year-old woman was killed in the back yard of her home when a stray bullet hit her.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Courtyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/courtyard. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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