square yard
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Recent surveys in the area tallied 35 grasshoppers per square yard, or more than quadruple the eight per yard considered an outbreak and a threat to rangeland ecosystems, the Santa Fe New Mexican reported.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 1, 2023
This year, we’re talking about, in some places, maybe 50–60 grasshoppers per square yard.
From Slate • Jul. 12, 2021
Downstairs, a sunporch with orchids and potted shrubs faced a little square yard planted with orange and tangerine trees.
From The New Yorker • Feb. 11, 2019
"The day I went there, they had an entire football field of artificial grass for $1 per square yard."
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2014
A square yard of it was indicated with Magic Marker.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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