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
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One of Deal's neighbors contributed some of their front yard space.
—Sara MacHi, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
On May 10, 1999, Claire was gardening in her front yard when a driver lost control of a car and struck her.
—Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 18 Dec. 2025
Some of the Hanukkah inflatables set out in their front yard were damaged.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
Arriving officers found McKissic, who had been shot, in the front yard of a home.
—Kansas City Star, 15 Dec. 2025
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Sara MacHi, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
On May 10, 1999, Claire was gardening in her front yard when a driver lost control of a car and struck her.
—Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 18 Dec. 2025
Some of the Hanukkah inflatables set out in their front yard were damaged.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
Arriving officers found McKissic, who had been shot, in the front yard of a home.
—Kansas City Star, 15 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for front yard
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“Front yard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/front%20yard. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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