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
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.
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Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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
With the arrival of Amaya, an odd quadrangle emerges between her, Austin, Ace, and Chelley.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 11 June 2025
It was shot in Mexico and mimics a telenovela about a fatal love quadrangle.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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
With the arrival of Amaya, an odd quadrangle emerges between her, Austin, Ace, and Chelley.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 11 June 2025
It was shot in Mexico and mimics a telenovela about a fatal love quadrangle.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
See All Example Sentences for quadrangle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quadrangle
Noun
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Rooms Freshly renovated, the rooms have a breezy, coastal palette, with plenty of natural light pouring in through oversized windows that look out onto either the beach or the property’s grassy courtyards.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
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The gate of our house opened to a courtyard, bordered by three small rooms and a kitchen.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Keep scrolling to check out her patio furniture recommendations from Amazon, with prices starting at $63.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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The upstairs companion to Uchi offers a casual izakaya-style environment with small bites to pair with drinks and a patio with views of the uptown skyline and people watching below.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Apr. 2026
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Police said the men took thousands of dollars’ worth of high-end watches from the enclosure.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Battery storage facilities typically consist of a collection of shipping container-sized enclosures that, until recently, attracted relatively little notice.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Quadrangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quadrangle. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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