schoolyard
noun
school·yard
ˈskül-ˌyärd 
plural schoolyards
: the area next to or surrounding a school where students typically play games or sports
He organized a marbles tournament that could take place only in the schoolyard during recess.—
Jerry Spinelli
Jerry Spinelli… there was a schoolboyish quality to the way he did it—as if he were trying to show that he was the biggest, toughest boy in the schoolyard.—Elizabeth Drew
—often used before another nounElizabeth Drewschoolyard games
a schoolyard bully
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None of them ever absorbed the old schoolyard lesson, don’t let your mouth write a check your ass can’t cash.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
His banter with deadpan Principal Woodman (John Sylvester White) and his loving, eye-rolling wife Julie (Marcia Strassman) brought the series full circle, blending schoolyard shenanigans with heartfelt adult comedy.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
An Israeli airstrike hit a school in Sheikh Radwan, a Gaza City neighborhood where Palestinians shelter in makeshift tents in the schoolyard.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 23 Aug. 2025
As children played in the schoolyard, there were no reports of federal agents in the area.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2025
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
His banter with deadpan Principal Woodman (John Sylvester White) and his loving, eye-rolling wife Julie (Marcia Strassman) brought the series full circle, blending schoolyard shenanigans with heartfelt adult comedy.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
An Israeli airstrike hit a school in Sheikh Radwan, a Gaza City neighborhood where Palestinians shelter in makeshift tents in the schoolyard.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 23 Aug. 2025
As children played in the schoolyard, there were no reports of federal agents in the area.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Schoolyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schoolyard. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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