as in courtyard
an open space wholly or partly enclosed (as by buildings or walls)
since the weather was sunny, the convocation was held outside in the college's quadrangle
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Recent Examples of quadrangle
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.
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
With the arrival of Amaya, an odd quadrangle emerges between her, Austin, Ace, and Chelley.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 11 June 2025
Not private enough to give up federal funding, whether for student tuition fees, quadrangle rhododendrons, wind tunnels, or NMR Spectrometers.
—Amity Shlaes, National Review, 28 Apr. 2025
The quadrangle between the Temples of Jupiter and Bacchus had been filled with wooden tables and stalls selling wine and sfiha, a Bekaa specialty.
—Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
With the arrival of Amaya, an odd quadrangle emerges between her, Austin, Ace, and Chelley.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 11 June 2025
Not private enough to give up federal funding, whether for student tuition fees, quadrangle rhododendrons, wind tunnels, or NMR Spectrometers.
—Amity Shlaes, National Review, 28 Apr. 2025
The quadrangle between the Temples of Jupiter and Bacchus had been filled with wooden tables and stalls selling wine and sfiha, a Bekaa specialty.
—Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for quadrangle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quadrangle
Noun
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With its intricate tiles, massive dome, and sweeping view of the city from its courtyard, Suleymaniye is a gem among Istanbul's imperial mosques.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Nov. 2025
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Qianlong took a page from the design of private gardens in southern China to make the layout more compact, and divided the site into four connected courtyards, two of which are currently open to the public, from south to north.—
Fred He,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Expansive lawns, multiple patios, and intimate courtyards throughout the property create spaces for gatherings of any size, while the careful integration of architecture and landscape—bridges, circular entryways, waterfalls, and streams—ensures a sense of discovery at every turn.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
6 Nov. 2025
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A day later, 38-year-old Iris Ross was discovered lying outside on the front patio of her ex's Phoenix apartment after being shot.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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Last November, 43 Rhesus macaques escaped from a South Carolina compound that breeds them for medical research after an enclosure wasn’t fully locked.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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One of those enclosures belonged to the new troop from Morgan Island.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Quadrangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quadrangle. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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