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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Out back, the central brick courtyard has plenty of space for lounging about.
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 20 Apr. 2026
Accessibility Given its centuries-old structures and cobbled courtyard, not all areas of São Lourenço are easy to maneuver.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Apr. 2026
Around the same time, Pittsburgh Police were called to the city's Bedford Dwellings neighborhood for a ShotSpotter alert along Chauncey Drive, where officers found an unresponsive man in a courtyard.
—Mike Darnay, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
Starmer, facing political troubles at home, was greeted by Macron in the courtyard of the Elysee presidential palace on Friday afternoon.
—Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 20 Apr. 2026
Accessibility Given its centuries-old structures and cobbled courtyard, not all areas of São Lourenço are easy to maneuver.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Apr. 2026
Around the same time, Pittsburgh Police were called to the city's Bedford Dwellings neighborhood for a ShotSpotter alert along Chauncey Drive, where officers found an unresponsive man in a courtyard.
—Mike Darnay, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
Starmer, facing political troubles at home, was greeted by Macron in the courtyard of the Elysee presidential palace on Friday afternoon.
—Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 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 27 Apr. 2026.
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courtyard
noun
court·yard
-ˌyärd
: a court or enclosure next to a building
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