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a
: a public square in a city or town
b
: an open area usually located near urban buildings and often featuring walkways, trees and shrubs, places to sit, and sometimes shops
2
: a place on a thoroughfare (such as a turnpike) at which all traffic must temporarily stop (as to pay tolls)
3
: an area adjacent to an expressway which has service facilities (such as a restaurant, gas station, and restrooms)
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Examples of plaza in a Sentence
They put his statue in the town's plaza.
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The promenade is an integral part of the Quilt of Parks effort to improve parks and plazas downtown by adding new green spaces, plazas and gardens and connecting them in a pedestrian-friendly way, according to the city's website.
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Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2025
Venezuelan restaurants selling empanadas and arepas opened in the same plaza as a Mexican supermarket that offers tacos and enchiladas.
—Gisela Salomon, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
The new public plaza — which would be located near the pedestrian bridge over State 175/Brewers Boulevard — would feature a community beer garden, a performance stage, a mini golf course and another play area.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
It’s located near Dadeland Mall in the King Creek’s shopping plaza in the space formerly occupied by Mamma Dora’s.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
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Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2025
Venezuelan restaurants selling empanadas and arepas opened in the same plaza as a Mexican supermarket that offers tacos and enchiladas.
—Gisela Salomon, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
The new public plaza — which would be located near the pedestrian bridge over State 175/Brewers Boulevard — would feature a community beer garden, a performance stage, a mini golf course and another play area.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
It’s located near Dadeland Mall in the King Creek’s shopping plaza in the space formerly occupied by Mamma Dora’s.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for plaza
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“Plaza.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plaza. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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