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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Alexis Weber, 50, was arrested on Tuesday morning after taking a dump in her own front yard.
—Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Olsen’s home north of Highway 380 sustained minimal damage with most of the tree limb debris landing in his front yard.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026
Create a front yard that invigorates all the senses by adding a soothing water feature.
—Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 27 Apr. 2026
In her front yard, two blue spruce trees that Burvee had planted 41 years ago were uprooted and lay on their sides.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
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Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Olsen’s home north of Highway 380 sustained minimal damage with most of the tree limb debris landing in his front yard.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026
Create a front yard that invigorates all the senses by adding a soothing water feature.
—Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 27 Apr. 2026
In her front yard, two blue spruce trees that Burvee had planted 41 years ago were uprooted and lay on their sides.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
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 1 May. 2026.
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