courtyard
noun
court·yard
ˈkȯrt-ˌyärd 
: a court or enclosure adjacent to a building (such as a house or palace)
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Examples of courtyard in a Sentence
The apartment overlooks a courtyard.
a series of lunchtime concerts in the museum's open-air courtyard
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In one of the two incidents, in December 2022, a resident at Woodlands Memory Care of Rockland in the state’s Midcoast region died after getting into a locked outdoor courtyard without anyone at the facility noticing for nearly two hours.
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Rose Lundy, ProPublica, 28 May 2024
Nestled on 35 acres, the property includes abundant outdoor amenities including a large courtyard, bocce court, koi pond and an olive tree grove.
—Pueng Vongs, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
Inside the library, there is a large children’s area with books and a reading area, a peaceful courtyard, meeting rooms, computers for the public to use, free Wi-Fi and an outdoor balcony with tables and chairs that overlooks the Fenton Parkway Station and the SDSU Mission Valley River Park.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2024
The tiled central courtyard with a fountain, leafy plants, and arched columns commands focus.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 20 May 2024
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Rose Lundy, ProPublica, 28 May 2024
Nestled on 35 acres, the property includes abundant outdoor amenities including a large courtyard, bocce court, koi pond and an olive tree grove.
—Pueng Vongs, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
Inside the library, there is a large children’s area with books and a reading area, a peaceful courtyard, meeting rooms, computers for the public to use, free Wi-Fi and an outdoor balcony with tables and chairs that overlooks the Fenton Parkway Station and the SDSU Mission Valley River Park.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2024
The tiled central courtyard with a fountain, leafy plants, and arched columns commands focus.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 20 May 2024
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“Courtyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/courtyard. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
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courtyard
noun
court·yard
-ˌyärd
: a court or enclosure next to a building
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