How to Use yard in a Sentence

yard

noun
  • Make sure your yard is well lit.
    Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Three of those hits left the yard.
    Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 25 June 2026
  • Check that side yard for those, too.
    Terri Daxon, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The house backs against two school yards.
    Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Keep it out of your yard at all costs.
    Steve Bender, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Have pride in your city and clean up your yards!
    Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
  • This year there are lots of tree leaves in my yard.
    Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The kids are 40 feet across the yard.
    Amy Kunst, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2026
  • The other went for just one yard.
    Mike Barner, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Tired of spiked gumballs in your yard?
    Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The old goods yard is full of restaurants.
    Dominic Green, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Marguerite daisies in full bloom dot the yard.
    Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Is this too much mower for such a small yard?
    Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
  • His neighbor yelled that the yard was on fire.
    ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
  • That’s your yards-after-catch guy.
    Alex Zietlow april 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 Apr. 2026
  • A lot of it is in private yards and things like that.
    Monique John, CBS News, 8 May 2026
  • In fact, most of them likely come from your yard.
    Ryan Brennan april 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Good seats, too — ’round about the 30-yard-line.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
  • For many households, the yard is more than just a patch of grass.
    Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Here's what to fill feeders with to bring more birds to your yard.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2023
  • The Irish snapped off that fake punt for 40 yards.
    Pete Sampson, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Outside, the yard makes full use of its size — close to half an acre.
    Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
  • They were walked, played with and cared for long before the yard showed up.
    Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 July 2026
  • His longest run was just 12 yards.
    The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Beck so far is 6 for 10 for 59 yards.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Mims had six catches for 85 yards.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Chase has four catches for 35 yards.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
  • This isn’t just about a 15-yard penalty flag.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Nelligan was out in that yard again this week.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
  • The Jaguars ran for 134 yards in the first half.
    Diamond Vences, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025

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