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
Examples of schoolyard in a Sentence
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Rihanna and Puma are taking their latest collaboration to the schoolyard.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 12 July 2024
Last year in a schoolyard, one hippo just wandered in, and kids were scared, teachers running every which way.
—Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2024
In April 1944, my mother, sister and I, along with several extended family members, were detained in a schoolyard that served as a ghetto.
—Linda Chase, Sun Sentinel, 8 July 2024
Sitting in front of a computer screen does nothing to force violence into the personal space of those living nearby or satisfy the perpetrators’ need for attention and to treat their community like a schoolyard bully.
—Fred Medinger, Baltimore Sun, 6 July 2024
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Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 12 July 2024
Last year in a schoolyard, one hippo just wandered in, and kids were scared, teachers running every which way.
—Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2024
In April 1944, my mother, sister and I, along with several extended family members, were detained in a schoolyard that served as a ghetto.
—Linda Chase, Sun Sentinel, 8 July 2024
Sitting in front of a computer screen does nothing to force violence into the personal space of those living nearby or satisfy the perpetrators’ need for attention and to treat their community like a schoolyard bully.
—Fred Medinger, Baltimore Sun, 6 July 2024
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“Schoolyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schoolyard. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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