as in patios
an open space wholly or partly enclosed (as by buildings or walls)
a series of lunchtime concerts in the museum's open-air courtyard
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Recent Examples of courtyards
Gaylord’s outdoor courtyards are visible to all hospital patients from their rooms or hallways and are lit up for the first time ever.
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Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 28 Nov. 2024
Building and action interpenetrate in the courtyards, arcades, and stairways.
—Thomas Meaney, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
Older people were sitting in their traditional ground-floor apartments, which have internal courtyards, decorated with arches, columns and colorful tiles.
—Emma Bubola, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Time is frozen on the face of the antique clocks positioned in the courtyards.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
It is located below street level — two sunken courtyards connected by a broad tunnel under Temple Street — and is owned and managed by the city of Los Angeles, which once counted on the income from tenants like Sears.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
The Royal Poinciana Plaza has 180,000 square feet of luxury retail space, sprawling gardens and two courtyards and is home to emerging brands, heritage houses and dining.
—Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 18 Nov. 2024
Graceful Arizona sycamores shade the courtyards where shoppers stroll past splashing fountains and beds bursting with flowers.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
Housed among the cloisters and courtyards of the Nicolaaskerkhof, its collection of over 50,000 objects exhibits paintings from the golden age of Dutch masters, contemporary De Stijl furniture, and fashion from designers like Viktor & Rolf.
—Gurdeep Loyal, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2024
Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 28 Nov. 2024
Building and action interpenetrate in the courtyards, arcades, and stairways.
—Thomas Meaney, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
Older people were sitting in their traditional ground-floor apartments, which have internal courtyards, decorated with arches, columns and colorful tiles.
—Emma Bubola, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Time is frozen on the face of the antique clocks positioned in the courtyards.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
It is located below street level — two sunken courtyards connected by a broad tunnel under Temple Street — and is owned and managed by the city of Los Angeles, which once counted on the income from tenants like Sears.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
The Royal Poinciana Plaza has 180,000 square feet of luxury retail space, sprawling gardens and two courtyards and is home to emerging brands, heritage houses and dining.
—Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 18 Nov. 2024
Graceful Arizona sycamores shade the courtyards where shoppers stroll past splashing fountains and beds bursting with flowers.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
Housed among the cloisters and courtyards of the Nicolaaskerkhof, its collection of over 50,000 objects exhibits paintings from the golden age of Dutch masters, contemporary De Stijl furniture, and fashion from designers like Viktor & Rolf.
—Gurdeep Loyal, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Courtyards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/courtyards. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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