How to Use courtyard in a Sentence

courtyard

noun
  • The apartment overlooks a courtyard.
  • The crew stayed in the courtyard of the Gurungs’ house.
    — Corey Robinson, The New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2022
  • In the courtyard, the distance from the patio floor to the beams above is 20 feet.
    — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 14 Apr. 2022
  • Just beyond the glass door next to them was the courtyard and pool.
    — Sean Clancy, arkansasonline.com, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Over there might be the edge of a courtyard or perhaps a gate.
    — WIRED, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Cook said that street lights in the courtyard were off at the time of the late-night shooting.
    — Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Jan. 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
  • The event takes place rain or shine in the courtyard at Pix Pâtisserie.
    — Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 4 May 2022
  • Outside, a carousel topped with an onion dome spins in the courtyard.
    — Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The project features a courtyard in the center and an open-air rooftop.
    — Molly Davis, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
  • Time is frozen on the face of the antique clocks positioned in the courtyards.
    — Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
  • There are options with views of the park, the pool, the courtyard, and Downtown Disney.
    — Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2025
  • 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
  • One of them brought the boy into a courtyard to calm him down, and a group of teens and staff followed.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2022
  • 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
  • The guests stand frozen in the courtyard of the guest villa as tonight’s wail is swallowed by the roar of the helicopters above.
    — Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Now, though, the courtyard is closed and guests can’t get near the Christmas tree and its pink oversized bows.
    — Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2021
  • Hanging out on the second-floor courtyard but too lazy to go down for a drink?
    — Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 12 Dec. 2021
  • Let Alex Perry show you this home, which is built around a courtyard.
    — Allie Beth Allman & Associates, Dallas News, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Concrete steps from the driveway to the courtyard lead to the front door, which opens to a central foyer.
    — oregonlive, 28 Sep. 2022
  • 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
  • Opt to sit outside in the charming courtyard in one of the curved banquets under the bright stars.
    — Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 12 Nov. 2021
  • There was one episode where Billy sees Matt kissing a man in the courtyard.
    — Harper's BAZAAR, 10 Jan. 2023
  • The cozy two-story guest house sits closer to the street, across a turf courtyard with one of the home's four fireplaces.
    — Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Singing performances filled the courtyard as the Dalai Lama was served a slice of his birthday cake, topped with fresh fruit and a white lily.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 6 July 2025
  • The stark white courtyard bordered by deep green palms and cascading white bougainvillea surrounds a small stone chapel with a beveled cross.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 2 July 2025

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