parkland
noun
park·land
ˈpärk-ˌland 
: land with clumps of trees and shrubs in cultivated condition used as or suitable for use as a park
Examples of parkland in a Sentence
an area of beautiful parkland
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The fires eviscerated many of the plants and trees in and around the burn zones, leaving behind barren lots and charred swaths of parkland.
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Connor Sheets,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Book the stand-alone five-bedroom Villa Beatrice, which sits on more than an acre of private parkland.
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Todd Plummer,
Robb Report,
19 June 2026
The Jackson Park museum opened to the public Friday, capping off more than a decade of anticipation and controversy, as the campus, which includes a forum building, parkland and a Chicago Public Library branch, reworked one of the city’s most historic parks and a major thoroughfare.
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Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
The Midway Plaisance is an east-west strip of parkland that runs from Cornell Drive in Jackson Park to Cottage Grove Avenue in Washington Park, largely through the University of Chicago campus.
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Shardaa Gray,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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Connor Sheets,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Book the stand-alone five-bedroom Villa Beatrice, which sits on more than an acre of private parkland.
—
Todd Plummer,
Robb Report,
19 June 2026
The Jackson Park museum opened to the public Friday, capping off more than a decade of anticipation and controversy, as the campus, which includes a forum building, parkland and a Chicago Public Library branch, reworked one of the city’s most historic parks and a major thoroughfare.
—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
The Midway Plaisance is an east-west strip of parkland that runs from Cornell Drive in Jackson Park to Cottage Grove Avenue in Washington Park, largely through the University of Chicago campus.
—
Shardaa Gray,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for parkland
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“Parkland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parkland. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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