How to Use courtyard in a Sentence

courtyard

noun
  • The apartment overlooks a courtyard.
  • There's nothing like a modern fountain to set the scene in a courtyard.
    Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 1 Feb. 2023
  • The courtyard contains a small but inviting swimming pool.
    Rosecrans Baldwin, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2024
  • Order a few bottles, sample some tapas, and build your own cheese plates at their courtyard with daily live music.
    Janna A. Zinzi, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Two bundles of an unknown amount of currency were located in the courtyard near the door.
    Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2023
  • As his whiteboard goes up, 16 books open, and the courtyard reverberates with recitations.
    Adil Amin Akhoon, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Sep. 2024
  • The building will include a courtyard and rooftop, which the two plan to open to the public on First Fridays for art displays and events.
    Corina Vanek, The Arizona Republic, 3 Feb. 2023
  • On April 7th, Russian soldiers took Dzhos and a dozen other men to a nearby courtyard.
    Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2023
  • The audience at the opening in November makes its way from the courtyard into the restaurant, where chairs are set up facing two lecterns.
    Websder Corneille, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Feb. 2023
  • The hotel has several private courtyards, secluded lounges, and sitting areas outside each room.
    Ann Abel, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
  • The first phase includes a swimming pool and landscaped courtyard done by Belgium design firm Bureau Bas Smets.
    Dallas News, 31 Jan. 2023
  • The three-bedroom residence, with an elegant yet modern Parisian design, has many doors that open into the lush courtyard for indoor-outdoor living during the warmer months.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Their accommodations were primitive, with showers outside in the courtyard in the freezing February air.
    Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2023
  • 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
  • A couple of weeks ago, a stray bullet hit a doctor in the pelvis in the courtyard.
    Hafiz Haroun, Washington Post, 19 July 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
  • Take a yoga class in the courtyard, and then indulge in some fresh seafood from their café, Mostrador Marram.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 19 July 2024

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