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
In my courtyard, a heap of stuff blown from many directions—
wet socks, branch about to bloom, TV antenna
bent-over window screen, a sandbag without sand.
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Susan Mitchell, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2024
Get the Recipe 28 of 35 Glazed Buttermilk Donut Cake
Coffee cake and doughnuts are always in the courtyard after the church service, so why not bring both of them to the potluck at the same time?
—Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2024
JoJo’s leafy courtyard is Sunday-brunch perfection.
—Abbie Kozolchyk, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2024
The house has an interior courtyard with a rain curtain water feature and a fire pit.
—Catherine Reagor, The Arizona Republic, 11 Nov. 2024
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Susan Mitchell, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2024
Get the Recipe 28 of 35 Glazed Buttermilk Donut Cake
Coffee cake and doughnuts are always in the courtyard after the church service, so why not bring both of them to the potluck at the same time?
—Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2024
JoJo’s leafy courtyard is Sunday-brunch perfection.
—Abbie Kozolchyk, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2024
The house has an interior courtyard with a rain curtain water feature and a fire pit.
—Catherine Reagor, The Arizona Republic, 11 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for courtyard
Recent Examples of Synonyms for courtyard
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The 1,780-square-foot space will have a few seats to dine in and a small patio outside with additional seating but will primarily cater to pick-up and to-go orders.Laura Barrero, Axios, 13 Dec. 2024
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Also, the public is welcome to stop by the patio at Point Vicente Interpretive Center and help spot gray whales.Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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The design idea was to maintain the essence of the original majestic quadrangle courtyard while injecting new life into it, and where possible the original wooden elements were preserved.WWD, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024
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Their bizarre love quadrangle is both genuinely moving and comic.Tomi Obaro, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
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Flaco, a Eurasian eagle-owl who last year fled from his enclosure at the Central Park Zoo to the hard streets of Manhattan, died in February after colliding with a building on the Upper West Side.Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
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Magico’s engineers have verified that the S2 exceeded their target results so the enclosure won’t color your music.Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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The Eagles started out slinging: Hurts up the seam to Grant Calcaterra for 22 yards; Hurts to Brown on a 7-yard slant; Hurts to DeVonta Smith for a 20-yard crosser.Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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Hurts only threw for 108 yards in that game and wide receiver AJ Brown criticized the passing offense after the matchup.Sam Joseph and, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Courtyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/courtyard. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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