front yard
noun
plural front yards
: an area in front of a house
We planted some bushes in the front yard.
Soon, our front yard was a safe haven for our scampering four-year-old, our porch a rustic idyll, our lawn a green and pleasant sward fit for Bambi to gambol on. Paradise.—
Michael Walsh
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Lowe was in the process of getting his kids in his parents’ vehicle in the front yard when his dog Moose accidentally escaped and rushed out the front door.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
The bizarre incident occurred early Tuesday when authorities say a man hopped a metal fence of a home in the 900 block of Wakefield Avenue and set fire to a black sedan in the front yard.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025
Responding officers learned a verbal altercation in a front yard had led to the incident, according to police.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 23 Feb. 2025
Read more about these great fuss-free landscaping plants for the front yard, and click on each link to find local retailers in your area that carry them.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 10 Feb. 2025
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Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
The bizarre incident occurred early Tuesday when authorities say a man hopped a metal fence of a home in the 900 block of Wakefield Avenue and set fire to a black sedan in the front yard.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025
Responding officers learned a verbal altercation in a front yard had led to the incident, according to police.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 23 Feb. 2025
Read more about these great fuss-free landscaping plants for the front yard, and click on each link to find local retailers in your area that carry them.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 10 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for front yard
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“Front yard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/front%20yard. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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