as in courtyard
an open space wholly or partly enclosed (as by buildings or walls)
there's a patio in the center of the apartment complex
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Recent Examples of patio
The enticing breakfast spread includes French toast, eggs, and oatmeal and can be enjoyed in the dining room or on the patio.
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Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 9 Sep. 2025
Limiting seating on winery patios to 20 seats, and prohibiting classes and community meetings at wineries, for example, eliminates low-impact activities that keep rural properties viable.
—Elaine Lyttleton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
The biggest change has, of course, been the paving over of a large area of the Kennedy-era lawn to resemble a concrete patio.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Leave Your Pets at Home Some coffee shops and restaurants have outdoor patios where pets are welcome to sit alongside their owners at the table.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2025
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Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 9 Sep. 2025
Limiting seating on winery patios to 20 seats, and prohibiting classes and community meetings at wineries, for example, eliminates low-impact activities that keep rural properties viable.
—Elaine Lyttleton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
The biggest change has, of course, been the paving over of a large area of the Kennedy-era lawn to resemble a concrete patio.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Leave Your Pets at Home Some coffee shops and restaurants have outdoor patios where pets are welcome to sit alongside their owners at the table.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for patio
Recent Examples of Synonyms for patio
Noun
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People will be able to pick up their belongings left at the courtyard where the shooting took place early next week, the school said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Sep. 2025
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Livestream video of the event showed crowds of people running from the university's courtyard where the 31-year-old was speaking when the shooting occurred.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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There, visitors come across soaring mosaics made from tiny golden tiles, murals of horses and sandy indoor quadrangles with palm trees sprouting up under vaulted ceilings.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Her arguable masterpiece follows the vain Leonora Eyre over and around a fraught love quadrangle with a widowed antiques dealer, his nephew, and some other motley souls.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Patio.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patio. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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