courtyard
noun
court·yard
ˈkȯrt-ˌyärd 
: a court or enclosure adjacent to a building (such as a house or palace)
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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Its a 10-floor building with a pool in the courtyard and 559 studios and one- and two-bedroom apartments.
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Cd Goette-Luciak, Miami Herald, 23 June 2025
Further telegraphing that message is the store’s only entrance, located off the main street and inside the palazzo’s courtyard.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 20 June 2025
The Juneteenth walk took participants through Central Park to the Grayslake Heritage Center and Museum for the opportunity to add their handprints to a community art project created in the outside front courtyard.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
Visitors and locals alike pay a visit to the now-historic relic and its five symbolic courtyards (students are even known to pray here for good luck on their upcoming exams).
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 18 June 2025
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Cd Goette-Luciak, Miami Herald, 23 June 2025
Further telegraphing that message is the store’s only entrance, located off the main street and inside the palazzo’s courtyard.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 20 June 2025
The Juneteenth walk took participants through Central Park to the Grayslake Heritage Center and Museum for the opportunity to add their handprints to a community art project created in the outside front courtyard.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
Visitors and locals alike pay a visit to the now-historic relic and its five symbolic courtyards (students are even known to pray here for good luck on their upcoming exams).
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 18 June 2025
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 1 Jul. 2025.
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courtyard
noun
court·yard
-ˌyärd
: a court or enclosure next to a building
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