piazza

Example Sentences

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“Sitting outside in the sun on a beautiful piazza with your friends and food is hugely aspirational for the rest of the world,” Hunt said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Enzo Resta, a longtime resident and founder of the Bolinas Film Festival, compared the Bolinas post office to an Italian piazza — a place of serendipitous run-ins and “the poetry of community engagement.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2025

The Piece Hall's central courtyard was levelled to create a new piazza with capacity for up to 7,500 people, and new lighting, seating and water features were installed.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2024

Some 10,000 mourners, including Italy’s justice minister, gathered for Cecchetin’s funeral Mass at Padua’s Santa Giustina cathedral, many thousands spilling out into the piazza.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2023

The last thing Leo wanted was some alone time with the monkey dwarfs, but the Kerkopes were already disappearing around the far corner of the piazza.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan