barnyard
noun
barnyards
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pluralof barnyard.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But there is real risk in our own backyards — and barnyards.
From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2023
At any given moment, there are as many as 12,500 Duroc hogs snorting around the barnyards of Imani Farms, a pig farm in southwestern Ontario.
From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2022
For example, when Bouckaert wanted “funky” aromas, such as the smell of barnyards or horse blankets, but without the usual accompanying fruity notes, he tried four of the lab’s strains that showed some promise.
From Nature ● Jul. 25, 2016
Thousands of basketball-obsessed kids, in schoolyards and backyards and barnyards around the country, may be trying a new kind of shot come Tuesday morning.
From Time ● Apr. 8, 2014
When the fields yielded little game, they worked the barnyards and farm gardens.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
