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Recent Examples of plazaThe club had a moment of silence following a video tribute to both men and had a display set up with jerseys and photos in the Battery plaza outside the park.—CBS News, 13 May 2026 The club had a moment of silence following a video tribute to both men and had a display set up with jerseys and photos in the Battery plaza outside the park.—ABC News, 12 May 2026 And then, just like all these cool sites like the El Vato Motel, which has been there for the better part of a century, and also went through a renovation in recent years and now has a taproom and live music and the on site plaza.—AFAR Media, 11 May 2026 Rosewood Tucked into an unassuming plaza, Rosewood is one of Incline Village’s most popular establishments with an outdoor patio and classic Italian staples such as parmesan polenta, linguine, and pappardelle.—Daria Bachmann, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for plaza
Visitors approaching the museum’s doors will pass under a canopy of silver birch trees installed in its forecourt.
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Anne Doran,
ARTnews.com,
14 May 2026
Down on the forecourt of Old Trafford, supporters queue for the club’s megastore, take photos of the stadium, grab some pre-match food or simply kill time before kick-off.
Don't miss the lemon granita at Da Alfredo in Lingua, dinner on the waterfront terrace of Porto Bello, and a stay at the luxe Capofaro Resort.
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Nicky Swallow,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2026
The rooms Called casitas, the standard rooms here are closer in size to suites in other hotels—they're 925 square feet—and each one comes with airy outdoor terraces or patios populated with comfy daybeds and lounge chairs.
The second major change is that a swath of the roof was removed, creating an expansive courtyard and open-air entrance and lobby area, which feels right for the location and, again, cuts down on the air conditioning.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
His fluid camera, observational without being intrusive, expertly delineates the safe space of Layla’s courtyard, shifting registers as things get darker until near the end, when jumbled night reinforces the tense uncertainty.