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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Cecelia Kale was climbing a tree in her front yard in Tigerton on June 23 when a bat latched onto her leg, according to her family.
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Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
The video, recorded from a distance, showed several deputies speaking to the man in the front yard of a home.
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Charlotte Observer,
2 July 2026
Gail Harding, a lifelong golfer who sells parking space in her front yard near the golf club each year for the championship, says it will be missed.
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Monique John,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
The photo is of a large Black family gathered in the front yard of a modest house, parents at the center, children and teenagers fanned out around them.
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Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
25 June 2026
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Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
The video, recorded from a distance, showed several deputies speaking to the man in the front yard of a home.
—
Charlotte Observer,
2 July 2026
Gail Harding, a lifelong golfer who sells parking space in her front yard near the golf club each year for the championship, says it will be missed.
—
Monique John,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
The photo is of a large Black family gathered in the front yard of a modest house, parents at the center, children and teenagers fanned out around them.
—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
25 June 2026
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 5 Jul. 2026.
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