back·yard
ˈbak-ˈyärd 
1
: an area at the rear of a house
2
: a nearby area : neighborhood
crimes committed in our own backyard
: located or occurring in a backyard
a backyard barbecue
Synonyms
Examples of backyard in a Sentence
Noun
We spent the evening relaxing in the backyard.
shocked to learn that the wind farm would be right in our own backyard
Adjective
an orchid that is a favorite with backyard horticulturists
Recent Examples on the Web
Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 4 June 2024
The sizable structure is big enough to use as a WFH summer office or to host backyard barbeques.
—Brittany Vanderbill, Peoplemag, 4 June 2024
Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Mar. 2024
He’s designed and constructed about 250 of them, ranging from backyard follies to a monumental work in response to the 2011 tsunami to a jungle perch with views of Angkor Wat in Cambodia (created for a commercial for the Japanese lottery).
—Tom Vanderbilt Josh Robenstone, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2023
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Noun
Both sisters made a headstone for the pigs, which are now buried in the family’s backyard, KIRO-TV reported.
—Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 4 June 2024
The sizable structure is big enough to use as a WFH summer office or to host backyard barbeques.
—Brittany Vanderbill, Peoplemag, 4 June 2024
Adjective
So, how did these once-elusive forest dwellers become backyard birds in only a few decades?
—Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Mar. 2024
He’s designed and constructed about 250 of them, ranging from backyard follies to a monumental work in response to the 2011 tsunami to a jungle perch with views of Angkor Wat in Cambodia (created for a commercial for the Japanese lottery).
—Tom Vanderbilt Josh Robenstone, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2023
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“Backyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backyard. Accessed 9 Jun. 2024.
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