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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New flooring, carpet and seating mimicking a paved sidewalk and grassy front yard will complement the new porch that will take over the former sanctuary.
—F. Amanda Tugade, Des Moines Register, 13 Feb. 2026
The person then walked back toward Guthrie’s front yard, grabbed a handful of plants and tried to cover the camera with it.
—Jon Schuppe, NBC news, 11 Feb. 2026
The footage subsequently shows the suspect grabbing leaves from the front yard and draping them over the camera lens to avoid further detection.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Feb. 2026
As the officers spoke with the victim in the front yard, someone opened fire on them from the back of the residence with a semiautomatic long rifle.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Feb. 2026
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F. Amanda Tugade, Des Moines Register, 13 Feb. 2026
The person then walked back toward Guthrie’s front yard, grabbed a handful of plants and tried to cover the camera with it.
—Jon Schuppe, NBC news, 11 Feb. 2026
The footage subsequently shows the suspect grabbing leaves from the front yard and draping them over the camera lens to avoid further detection.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Feb. 2026
As the officers spoke with the victim in the front yard, someone opened fire on them from the back of the residence with a semiautomatic long rifle.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Front yard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/front%20yard. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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