How to Use courtyard in a Sentence
courtyard
noun- The apartment overlooks a courtyard.
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Cook said that street lights in the courtyard were off at the time of the late-night shooting.
— Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Jan. 2023 -
Outside are trees, garden beds, lawns, and a landscaped courtyard.
— The Week Staff, The Week, 18 Dec. 2022 -
There was one episode where Billy sees Matt kissing a man in the courtyard.
— Harper's BAZAAR, 10 Jan. 2023 -
The landscaped central courtyard surrounds a basalt slab set with a pool, sundeck, and fire pit.
— The Week Staff, The Week, 27 Dec. 2022 -
The firm made sure most of the hotel’s public spaces are situated either outdoors or open to the courtyard.
— Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024 -
The brewery is the sister business of Smith & Co. and is located across the side courtyard.
— Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 18 Dec. 2022 -
Photo : David Fitzgerald An inviting spa sits in a downstairs courtyard.
— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2024 -
Inside was a cobblestone courtyard, encircled by freestanding bungalows, a bar, and a small, empty store.
— Ann Neumann, Harper’s Magazine , 6 Jan. 2023 -
There are skylights above the kitchen island and a Juliet balcony overlooking the interior courtyard.
— Benjamin C Tankersley, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2023 -
It would be placed prominently in the courtyard of the society’s headquarters and just visible to passersby through an arched entrance on Aviles Street.
— Cynthia Greenlee, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2023 -
There will still be an outdoor brick courtyard replete with that majestic banyan tree and full bar, but diners can now enjoy Sunny’s rain-or-shine in the indoor mid-century modern space.
— Kate Kassin, Bon Appétit, 30 Sep. 2024 -
Over there might be the edge of a courtyard or perhaps a gate.
— WIRED, 28 Sep. 2023 -
Ruben was in the courtyard of the Alex Theater [in Glendale].
— Fred Bronson, Variety, 12 May 2023 -
The courtyard in front of the court building was full of TV crews ready to do live shots.
— David Bauder, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2023 -
Outside, a carousel topped with an onion dome spins in the courtyard.
— Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 18 Sep. 2023 -
The entrance is now on Camelback, not through the courtyard off the parking lot.
— Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 2 Aug. 2023 -
Opt for an apres-ski concert at The Snow Lodge, based in its courtyard.
— Elise Taylor, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2024 -
A couple of weeks ago, a stray bullet hit a doctor in the pelvis in the courtyard.
— Hafiz Haroun, Washington Post, 19 July 2024 -
To enter the home, a sunken courtyard brimming with greenery opens to the main front hall.
— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 July 2023 -
The room is 50 feet long and 20 feet wide and opens onto a courtyard with a staircase leading to the first floor.
— Patrick Smith, NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024 -
Let Alex Perry show you this home, which is built around a courtyard.
— Allie Beth Allman & Associates, Dallas News, 29 Apr. 2023 -
In the second half of the courtyard scene, Luffy and Zoro’s abilities are front and center.
— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2023 -
Have breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner among the olive trees and palms in the courtyard and patios.
— Michelle Duncan, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Nov. 2023 -
There's nothing like a modern fountain to set the scene in a courtyard.
— Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 1 Feb. 2023 -
In a courtyard near the café wrecked by the missile, people placed candles and flowers.
— Hanna Arhirova The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2023 -
The damage included a deep crater in the courtyard, a large hole in the roof and pieces of debris scattered about the house.
— Hanna Arhirova and Samya Kullab, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Jan. 2023 -
The bar itself is rather small and narrow, so most of the seating is in a shaded courtyard out front.
— Shana Clarke, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Aug. 2023 -
The home is accessed via a courtyard that leads to a spacious patio with an ocean view.
— Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 16 Sep. 2024 -
From the right angle, the green paint makes a bare tree in the building’s courtyard look like it’s covered with foliage.
— Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
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