How to Use backyard in a Sentence

backyard

1 of 2 noun

• We spent the evening relaxing in the backyard.
• Watch the video to see the backyard birth of three adorable fawns.
  — Carissa Quiambao, USA TODAY, 26 May 2023
• It was formed in 1884 in the backyard of Mary Ann Hunter.
  — Kendrick Marshall, Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
• On their last night, the team sat around a bonfire in the backyard.
  — Billy Witz, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2024
• The backyard retreat might just be the jewel of this home.
  — Allie Beth Allman & Associates, Dallas News, 17 Sep. 2023
• The house sits on a third of an acre, and the big backyard boasts lots of seating with room to roam.
  — Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 3 Aug. 2023
• Small-town skater dude, had a band, had a ramp in his backyard, had a fanzine.
  — Brad Cohan, SPIN, 13 June 2023
• For the gadget lover Meet the new star of her backyard bashes.
  — Sarah Grossbart, wsj.com, 9 Nov. 2023
• These speakers are great to take to picnics, the park, or just to the backyard to hang out.
  — Danny Perez, Popular Mechanics, 12 July 2023
• Views from inside the home are focused on the large backyard.
  — Dallas Builders Association, Dallas News, 30 May 2023
• The dog had heard something in the backyard, but soon came face-to-face with two coyotes.
  — Michael Roppolo, CBS News, 31 May 2023
• On the East Coast and Canada, hockey is right in your backyard.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2024
• The living room, kitchen, and family room all open to the backyard.
  — Mark David, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2023
• And the work matters — all of it, especially in the high school and the backyard and the cinder-block box.
  — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 25 Jan. 2024
• Check out the rockers who play cumbia, an ode to ’90s-style backyard parties or books and art for us and by us.
  — Kamren Curiel, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2023
• For those who like to cook in their backyard, or anyone who likes to post up at a glampsite, cast iron is the way to go.
  — Carina Finn, Bon Appétit, 14 Dec. 2023
• One of her other favorite parts of the home is her lush backyard garden.
  — Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2024
• Feel free to use the game in your backyard, on the beach, on your camping trip, and in other locations.
  — Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2023
• Want to don a deer mask and shake your hips as DJs spin electronic dance records in the backyard of a South Beach mansion?
  — Kat Bein, SPIN, 15 Dec. 2023
• When the Dallas restaurant opened on Greenville Avenue, there was no room for a backyard or games.
  — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 10 July 2023
• Lastly, Cardi shows off the backyard of the house, which features a massive pool.
  — Robyn Merrett, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2023
• But this novel came right out of his Overland Park backyard.
  — Jackie Hoermann, Kansas City Star, 1 Feb. 2024
• The property’s backyard is further enhanced by both a spa and a pool.
  — Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2024
• No—my goal all along has been to keep the party low-key, with some cake, pizza, and kids splashing around in our backyard pool.
  — Melissa Willets, Parents, 20 June 2023
• To spruce up the trees in her backyard, the mom of two had twinkly lights and cobwebs wrapped around them, along with floating witch hats hanging from the branches.
  — Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 16 Oct. 2023
• If all goes as planned, people across New Zealand may one day be able to see and hear the parrots from their own backyards.
  — Rina Diane Caballar, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023
• Explore the parks in your backyard while meeting new neighbors.
  — John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
• An officer arrived at the home and found a male suspect in the backyard, the interim chief said.
  — Natalie Kainz, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2023
• Harmon was upstairs, putting food in a squirrel feeder, while her children were in the backyard.
  — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
• In 2017, Elizabeth Reaser was hosting a dog playdate in the backyard at her house in Silver Lake.
  — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2024

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backyard

2 of 2 adjective

• Webb and Anderson dream of days without a pandemic — days when Oak & Swan will be full from the front of the shop to the backyard fence line.
  — Andre Toran, The Courier-Journal, 28 Oct. 2020
• No one was injured when the vehicle crashed into a backyard fence in the 3500 block of South Center Street.
  — Brayden Garcia, Dallas News, 18 Aug. 2020
• Lanz’s home on Delphinium Boulevard shares a backyard fence with the couple’s home.
  — Jennifer Peebles, ajc, 20 Nov. 2021
• The Camaro went onto the sidewalk and across a small drainage ditch before smashing through a backyard fence on Maverick Creek and striking a tree.
  — Jacob Beltran, ExpressNews.com, 17 Dec. 2020
• There was a glance behind a backyard fence, one darted across the road at night and the back seat commentary to top them all, a father and son who went fishing and spotted the zebras on their trip back.
  — Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2021
• As the sun dimmed over Houston on Sunday, a Bengal tiger with a collar around its neck jumped over a backyard fence and began to roam leisurely through the grassy front lawns along the block, alarming neighbors.
  — Washington Post, 11 May 2021
• Fulton County investigators say Lanz’s Acworth home shares a backyard fence with the Hicks home.
  — Fox News, 21 Nov. 2021
• Adirondack chairs are a backyard classic thanks to their sturdy, comfortable structure and pleasing design.
  — Lily Gray, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Mar. 2022
• The building includes a backyard flagstone patio and is minutes from the Smithsonian National Zoo.
  — The Week Staff, The Week, 6 Feb. 2022
• In a warming world, demand for refrigeration systems may rise as owners of small ice rinks — especially backyard versions that have traditionally relied on naturally freezing temperatures — struggle to keep the ice intact.
  — New York Times, 17 Nov. 2021
• Webb and Anderson dream of days without a pandemic — days when Oak & Swan will be full from the front of the shop to the backyard fence line.
  — Andre Toran, The Courier-Journal, 28 Oct. 2020
• No one was injured when the vehicle crashed into a backyard fence in the 3500 block of South Center Street.
  — Brayden Garcia, Dallas News, 18 Aug. 2020
• Lanz’s home on Delphinium Boulevard shares a backyard fence with the couple’s home.
  — Jennifer Peebles, ajc, 20 Nov. 2021
• The Camaro went onto the sidewalk and across a small drainage ditch before smashing through a backyard fence on Maverick Creek and striking a tree.
  — Jacob Beltran, ExpressNews.com, 17 Dec. 2020
• There was a glance behind a backyard fence, one darted across the road at night and the back seat commentary to top them all, a father and son who went fishing and spotted the zebras on their trip back.
  — Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2021
• As the sun dimmed over Houston on Sunday, a Bengal tiger with a collar around its neck jumped over a backyard fence and began to roam leisurely through the grassy front lawns along the block, alarming neighbors.
  — Washington Post, 11 May 2021
• Fulton County investigators say Lanz’s Acworth home shares a backyard fence with the Hicks home.
  — Fox News, 21 Nov. 2021
• Adirondack chairs are a backyard classic thanks to their sturdy, comfortable structure and pleasing design.
  — Lily Gray, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Mar. 2022
• The building includes a backyard flagstone patio and is minutes from the Smithsonian National Zoo.
  — The Week Staff, The Week, 6 Feb. 2022
• In a warming world, demand for refrigeration systems may rise as owners of small ice rinks — especially backyard versions that have traditionally relied on naturally freezing temperatures — struggle to keep the ice intact.
  — New York Times, 17 Nov. 2021

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024