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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And there were just neighbors out in front, in the front yards.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 4 Jan. 2026
Officers found his body in the front yard.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 4 Jan. 2026
Security cameras on the family's home showed the moments when the children and their father finished putting the hoop together in their front yard.
—Lauren Pozen, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
In 1967, the tree was planted by newlyweds Leslie and Earl Albert in the front yard of their new home in West Stockbridge, Mass.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 4 Jan. 2026
Officers found his body in the front yard.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 4 Jan. 2026
Security cameras on the family's home showed the moments when the children and their father finished putting the hoop together in their front yard.
—Lauren Pozen, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
In 1967, the tree was planted by newlyweds Leslie and Earl Albert in the front yard of their new home in West Stockbridge, Mass.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 23 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 9 Jan. 2026.
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