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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Then the ufo landed in my back yard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
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
“My brothers and I would jump in the back yard - it was our playground,” says Johanna.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2025
Those hours practising in the back yard soon brought results.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2025
She stood by herself in the dark back yard, breaking off pieces of bark from the oak tree with her fingernails.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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