back·yard
ˈbak-ˈyärd 
1
: an area at the rear of a house
2
: a nearby area : neighborhood
crimes committed in our own backyard
: located or occurring in a backyard
a backyard barbecue
Examples of backyard in a Sentence
Noun
We spent the evening relaxing in the backyard.
shocked to learn that the wind farm would be right in our own backyard
Adjective
an orchid that is a favorite with backyard horticulturists
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Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
As the movie opens, their four children and a couple of dozen friends join them for a 25th wedding anniversary party in the backyard.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
Then a game changing innovation came in the form of backyard gas grills.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Trigg died in a May drowning accident in the family's backyard pool.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
As the movie opens, their four children and a couple of dozen friends join them for a 25th wedding anniversary party in the backyard.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
The battery handles a full film, so backyard screenings are easy.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
Then a game changing innovation came in the form of backyard gas grills.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for backyard
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“Backyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backyard. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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