How to Use courtyard in a Sentence

courtyard

noun
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  • The apartment overlooks a courtyard.
  • Over there might be the edge of a courtyard or perhaps a gate.
    — WIRED, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Ruben was in the courtyard of the Alex Theater [in Glendale].
    — Fred Bronson, Variety, 12 May 2023
  • The courtyard in front of the court building was full of TV crews ready to do live shots.
    — David Bauder, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Outside, a carousel topped with an onion dome spins in the courtyard.
    — Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The entrance is now on Camelback, not through the courtyard off the parking lot.
    — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Opt for an apres-ski concert at The Snow Lodge, based in its courtyard.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2024
  • To enter the home, a sunken courtyard brimming with greenery opens to the main front hall.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 July 2023
  • The room is 50 feet long and 20 feet wide and opens onto a courtyard with a staircase leading to the first floor.
    — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Let Alex Perry show you this home, which is built around a courtyard.
    — Allie Beth Allman & Associates, Dallas News, 29 Apr. 2023
  • In the second half of the courtyard scene, Luffy and Zoro’s abilities are front and center.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Have breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner among the olive trees and palms in the courtyard and patios.
    — Michelle Duncan, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Nov. 2023
  • In a courtyard near the café wrecked by the missile, people placed candles and flowers.
    — Hanna Arhirova The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2023
  • The bar itself is rather small and narrow, so most of the seating is in a shaded courtyard out front.
    — Shana Clarke, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Aug. 2023
  • From the right angle, the green paint makes a bare tree in the building’s courtyard look like it’s covered with foliage.
    — Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The space leads to a central corridor with views onto the courtyard.
    — Rachel Gallaher, Robb Report, 16 Mar. 2024
  • Not to worry: The courtyard will be back open by Mother’s Day, per usual.
    — David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Officials also closed a courtyard that sits next to the restaurant, as well as a set of stairs that lead down to the beach, the statement said.
    — Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 4 May 2023
  • For them, the desecration of the courtyard came from the desire of some to sell it, but also from her cameras.
    — Trinidad Barleycorn, Variety, 25 Apr. 2023
  • There’s a restaurant and bar in a shaded garden courtyard, too.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2023
  • The coop apartment units face a central courtyard and parking lot.
    — Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Two of them, including the driver, run across the complex’s courtyard.
    — Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 24 Mar. 2023
  • But there was a problem: Though the escape had metal railings leading down to a sea of trash in the courtyard, the steps were missing.
    — John Eligon Joao Silva, New York Times, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Photo : Phil Mansfield View from a circular cutout in the concrete wall of the sunken courtyard.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Guests can enjoy cocktail hour in the courtyard and full access to the museum.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Lahaina had the oldest house in Maui, the Baldwin Home Museum, and a treasured banyan tree that has grown in a courtyard by the sea for 150 years.
    — Joshua Partlow, John Farrell, Brady Dennis, Brianna Sacks and Joanna Slater, The Washington Post, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Aug. 2023
  • At the center of this courtyard lies a sculpture of Queen Califia herself, perched atop a five-legged bird.
    — Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Old Town Books is rolling out a $5 imperfect cart, while the Shoe Hive offers up to 80 percent off items in its courtyard.
    — Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Spread across a series of courtyards, the City Palace was and still is the royal residence of the last ruling family.
    — Tanvi Chheda, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 2023
  • There’s also a pool on the property, away from the street in a private courtyard, with lounge chairs and shaded spots to enjoy a drink or a bite to eat.
    — Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024

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