courtyard
noun
court·yard
ˈkȯrt-ˌyärd 
: a court or enclosure adjacent to a building (such as a house or palace)
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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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The home has an air of calm, thanks to its location overlooking the building’s internal courtyard.
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Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 15 July 2024
The boutique Sparrow hotel added a Form & Function cafe location on its ground floor and serves food from an aluminum Airstream recreational vehicle in its courtyard.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 14 July 2024
As a crowd snapped photos and video, the big cat tried to figure out how to escape a hospital courtyard, injuring its paw in the process.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 13 July 2024
According to officials, the cougar had wandered into the courtyard late Friday morning and became trapped, and began roaming around the courtyard and peering into windows.
—Coleby Phillips, The Arizona Republic, 12 July 2024
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Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 15 July 2024
The boutique Sparrow hotel added a Form & Function cafe location on its ground floor and serves food from an aluminum Airstream recreational vehicle in its courtyard.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 14 July 2024
As a crowd snapped photos and video, the big cat tried to figure out how to escape a hospital courtyard, injuring its paw in the process.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 13 July 2024
According to officials, the cougar had wandered into the courtyard late Friday morning and became trapped, and began roaming around the courtyard and peering into windows.
—Coleby Phillips, The Arizona Republic, 12 July 2024
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“Courtyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/courtyard. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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courtyard
noun
court·yard
-ˌyärd
: a court or enclosure next to a building
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