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
The pre-concert festivities will include live music and a flamenco dance performance in the California Theatre courtyard.
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Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
There was a time of expansion, according to the release, where the courtyard was built next to an offering room, likely used for banquets.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
There are options with views of the park, the pool, the courtyard, and Downtown Disney.
—Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2025
They are allowed to mix and mingle in nearby buildings and courtyards, and dine together in a cafeteria setting staffed by nuns.
—Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
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Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
There was a time of expansion, according to the release, where the courtyard was built next to an offering room, likely used for banquets.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
There are options with views of the park, the pool, the courtyard, and Downtown Disney.
—Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2025
They are allowed to mix and mingle in nearby buildings and courtyards, and dine together in a cafeteria setting staffed by nuns.
—Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for courtyard
Recent Examples of Synonyms for courtyard
Noun
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That can be achieved with stylish patio furniture finds, including seating options, dining sets, and sneaky storage solutions.—
Rachel Trujillo,
People.com,
28 May 2025
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Goldfish plants are grown as houseplants in most of the country, but in warm climates, such as USDA zones 10 and 11 (find your zone here), they can be grown outside on a porch or patio in a dappled shade area.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
28 May 2025
Noun
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Not private enough to give up federal funding, whether for student tuition fees, quadrangle rhododendrons, wind tunnels, or NMR Spectrometers.—
Amity Shlaes,
National Review,
28 Apr. 2025
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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
Noun
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By 1940, a glass enclosure was added to better protect the driver.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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These leaf enclosures become puckered and are easy to notice.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
Noun
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At 27, Massey and another inmate broke out of a detention center in northern Louisiana in broad daylight by cutting and slipping under a chain-link fence in the exercise yard, Chief James Mardis of the Morehouse Parish Sheriff’s Office told CNN last week.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN Money,
27 May 2025
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The move to sell the business was prompted by the Wallace family’s desire to continue providing greener resources for food and yard waste on a bigger scale.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
27 May 2025
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“Courtyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/courtyard. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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