front yard
noun
plural front yards
: an area in front of a house
We planted some bushes in the front yard.
Soon, our front yard was a safe haven for our scampering four-year-old, our porch a rustic idyll, our lawn a green and pleasant sward fit for Bambi to gambol on. Paradise.—
Michael Walsh
Michael WalshExamples of front yard in a Sentence
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Officers killed Hughes, 39, in the front yard and took two others who were in the house, including a 17-year-old girl, into custody.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 3 May 2024
Photos of the wreckage showed the mangled aircraft still smoldering in a homeowner’s front yard.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 2 May 2024
Respecting boundaries should start in Polizzi’s front yard.
—Daryl James, Orange County Register, 1 May 2024
Task force members returned fire and killed the suspect in the home’s front yard, Jennings said.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 30 Apr. 2024
Three males exited the vehicle and shot multiple rounds at the partygoers in the front yard.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 4 Mar. 2024
Somewhere, Mama Clark has videos of this basketball phenom wearing a kid-size Chiefs helmet knocking heads with her brothers in the front yard.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2024
Hanley said officers next found Larson alive in a front yard on nearby Winnetka Drive, but he had been stabbed multiple times and died soon after in a hospital.
—Kathleen Foody, arkansasonline.com, 29 Mar. 2024
How did a tree that seemed perfect to fit into front yards and surround sidewalks branch out to become Public Enemy No. 1 for many state conservationist and forestry officials?
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2024
Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 3 May 2024
Photos of the wreckage showed the mangled aircraft still smoldering in a homeowner’s front yard.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 2 May 2024
Respecting boundaries should start in Polizzi’s front yard.
—Daryl James, Orange County Register, 1 May 2024
Task force members returned fire and killed the suspect in the home’s front yard, Jennings said.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 30 Apr. 2024
Three males exited the vehicle and shot multiple rounds at the partygoers in the front yard.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 4 Mar. 2024
Somewhere, Mama Clark has videos of this basketball phenom wearing a kid-size Chiefs helmet knocking heads with her brothers in the front yard.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2024
Hanley said officers next found Larson alive in a front yard on nearby Winnetka Drive, but he had been stabbed multiple times and died soon after in a hospital.
—Kathleen Foody, arkansasonline.com, 29 Mar. 2024
How did a tree that seemed perfect to fit into front yards and surround sidewalks branch out to become Public Enemy No. 1 for many state conservationist and forestry officials?
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2024
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“Front yard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/front%20yard. Accessed 6 May. 2024.
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