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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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
The argument began around March 2 surrounding disagreements on Minaj’s most recent album and gained attention on X, formerly known as Twitter, when a 17-year-old Arizona resident posted his address along with a video in his front yard.
—Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 15 Mar. 2024
In just a few years, the LA native went from selling tacos in his grandmother's front yard to selling them at his own restaurant and earning a place in the Michelin guide.
—Jason Sheeler, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Feb. 2024
Hanley said the woman ran to the front yard of a nearby home where a man driving past stopped and intervened.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 28 Mar. 2024
The fire started July 28 in the front yard of a home on an inholding, in what preserve officials described as a spark accident involving power tools.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
When officers arrived, Salinas was in the front yard of a home.
—The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2024
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
The argument began around March 2 surrounding disagreements on Minaj’s most recent album and gained attention on X, formerly known as Twitter, when a 17-year-old Arizona resident posted his address along with a video in his front yard.
—Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 15 Mar. 2024
In just a few years, the LA native went from selling tacos in his grandmother's front yard to selling them at his own restaurant and earning a place in the Michelin guide.
—Jason Sheeler, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Feb. 2024
Hanley said the woman ran to the front yard of a nearby home where a man driving past stopped and intervened.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 28 Mar. 2024
The fire started July 28 in the front yard of a home on an inholding, in what preserve officials described as a spark accident involving power tools.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
When officers arrived, Salinas was in the front yard of a home.
—The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2024
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“Front yard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/front%20yard. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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