as in patio
an open space wholly or partly enclosed (as by buildings or walls)
a series of lunchtime concerts in the museum's open-air courtyard
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Recent Examples of courtyard
The units all share a courtyard with games, comfy chairs, and shady trees in walking distance of South Main’s bars and restaurants.
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Emily Holshouser
may 28, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2026
San Lazaro Mobile Home Park residents meet in the courtyard of the community.
—Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Here, guests can dance between three rooms and an open-air courtyard.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2026
Requesting a courtyard-facing room can help.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 May 2026
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Emily Holshouser
may 28, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2026
San Lazaro Mobile Home Park residents meet in the courtyard of the community.
—Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Here, guests can dance between three rooms and an open-air courtyard.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2026
Requesting a courtyard-facing room can help.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for courtyard
Recent Examples of Synonyms for courtyard
Noun
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For a quiet respite, book a Park Deluxe room with a patio facing the poolside courtyard garden.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Two other bedrooms with en suites, walk-ins, and private patios are spread across the house, along with a study with a fireplace and bathroom.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
2 June 2026
Noun
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The bedroom, on a corner of the building, was the shape of an irregular quadrangle.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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Inside, there are Buddhist shrines, a throne and an open quadrangle.—
Arundhati Ail,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 May 2026
Noun
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As visitors crowded around the enclosure this week, many stopped to take photos and videos of the increasingly famous buffalo.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2026
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Keepers discovered the furry, carnivorous marsupial was missing from her enclosure at Paradise Country wildlife park on Queensland's Gold Coast on Tuesday morning.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
Noun
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His introduction came at age 10, when RAGBRAI, which is an acronym for the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, passed through his hometown of Oelwein (a town with a population of fewer than 6,000), filling yards with tents and strangers.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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The zoo says that the facility would be about 50 yards from some of its animals and that the noise could disturb its residents, including a leap of leopards that hail originally from Southeast Asia.—
David Ingram,
NBC news,
6 June 2026
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“Courtyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/courtyard. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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