courtyard
noun
court·yard
ˈkȯrt-ˌyärd 
: a court or enclosure adjacent to a building (such as a house or palace)
Synonyms of courtyard
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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Gray concrete courtyard melds into blocks of Kitledge granite mined from New Hampshire.
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Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
From what archaeologists gathered, the Roman villa garden featured a flowerbed enclosed in a courtyard with rows of packed ceramic pots, as per Ancient Origins.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 13 June 2026
Most days, and particularly on weekends, Pueblo artists sell their work direct to visitors around the courtyard which hosts dance groups from the Pueblos every Saturday and Sunday.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Georgia Hawley, chief communications officer for the mission, said the mission actually has 296 beds and about 125 more people sleep in its dining room or courtyard — and the people sleeping there aren’t always the same.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
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Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
From what archaeologists gathered, the Roman villa garden featured a flowerbed enclosed in a courtyard with rows of packed ceramic pots, as per Ancient Origins.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 13 June 2026
Most days, and particularly on weekends, Pueblo artists sell their work direct to visitors around the courtyard which hosts dance groups from the Pueblos every Saturday and Sunday.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Georgia Hawley, chief communications officer for the mission, said the mission actually has 296 beds and about 125 more people sleep in its dining room or courtyard — and the people sleeping there aren’t always the same.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
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 20 Jun. 2026.
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courtyard
noun
court·yard
-ˌyärd
: a court or enclosure next to a building
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