back yard
Britishnoun
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a yard at the back of a house, etc
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close at hand
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involving or implicating one See NIMBY
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Example Sentences
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In contrast to the danse macabre sequences at the deathbed, Jill overhears the “celebratory sound” of a neighbor’s back yard evening wedding by torchlight.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026
“Auntie Dosie had to have three aspirins, but Auntie Hannah, who liked port, stood in the middle of the snowbound back yard, singing like a big-bosomed thrush.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
The back yard slowly filled with loved ones from Negrete’s various social circles.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025
“There’s a lot of memories in that back yard that I will cherish forever.”
From BBC • Sep. 11, 2025
I could have kept him in my back yard, but to pen up a dog like that is a sin.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
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