as in porch
a covered structure adjoining an entrance to a building
let's enjoy our mint juleps out on the piazza
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And to do so, the city has been a worksite of beautification, restoration, and infrastructure projects, including upgrading piazzas, cleaning historic fountains and bridges (including the famed Trevi Fountain), building parking structures, and adding more buses to its fleet.
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Erica Firpo, AFAR Media, 20 Dec. 2024
On a recent visit to Parma, I was enchanted by the city’s elegant piazzas and streets lined with boutiques, restaurants, and bars.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 3 Nov. 2024
Aside from its spectacular interior spaces, the Centre Pompidou-Metz opens broadly onto its surrounding piazza, echoing the architect’s frequent interest in the ambiguity of interior and exterior.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 July 2024
Yet upon stepping into the lobby, tucked away in a small piazza past the whizzing motorcycles of the Via del Corso, the feel is decidedly more contemporary.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2024
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Erica Firpo, AFAR Media, 20 Dec. 2024
On a recent visit to Parma, I was enchanted by the city’s elegant piazzas and streets lined with boutiques, restaurants, and bars.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 3 Nov. 2024
Aside from its spectacular interior spaces, the Centre Pompidou-Metz opens broadly onto its surrounding piazza, echoing the architect’s frequent interest in the ambiguity of interior and exterior.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 July 2024
Yet upon stepping into the lobby, tucked away in a small piazza past the whizzing motorcycles of the Via del Corso, the feel is decidedly more contemporary.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for piazza
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“Piazza.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piazza. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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