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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The savvy creature then used the vehicles as cover to launch a sneak attack on a group of unsuspecting birds gathered in a nearby home’s front yard.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
And in fact, a can was found by investigators in the Stermer's front yard.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 20 May 2025
A little kid beats the living daylights out of an inflatable Santa in someone’s front yard.
—Lauren Elkin, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Gates has three ecosystems on her quarter-acre: a sunny front yard, a shady back plot and a small wetland garden on one side.
—USA Today, 16 May 2025
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
And in fact, a can was found by investigators in the Stermer's front yard.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 20 May 2025
A little kid beats the living daylights out of an inflatable Santa in someone’s front yard.
—Lauren Elkin, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Gates has three ecosystems on her quarter-acre: a sunny front yard, a shady back plot and a small wetland garden on one side.
—USA Today, 16 May 2025
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 2 Jun. 2025.
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