patio

Example Sentences

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He adds, “Building an ADU on unused space lets you keep the garage and, like with Julie’s ADU, creates a spacious, private front patio connected to her studio and living room.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

The Lahlums in Anoka, Minn., for example, took a trip to Cozumel, Mexico, in January, but they’re installing a patio themselves this spring, growing their own vegetables to mitigate rising grocery bills.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Pay the extra money to fix the patio if it annoys you, and let go of your frustration around the guy who did not do the job properly.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Joel Smith KC, for the prosecution, said Djellal and Bouchadoe, were found inside the property, "one lying in the lounge across the patio threshold, one in an upstairs bedroom close to a window".

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Mrs. Smith sighed and sat in one of the patio chairs, smoothing out the bottom of her sundress.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas