back yard
Example Sentences
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He lives near West Mersea in Essex and said on social media, external that "Clacton is my back yard" and "someone is going to have to provide a voice on the right".
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
She found that locals, especially immigrants who came here in the 1980s, look on the place as a back yard .
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
Lalli bought his own generator and started throwing shows in his back yard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2026
“Auntie Dosie had to have three aspirins, but Auntie Hannah, who liked port, stood in the middle of the snowbound back yard, singing like a big-bosomed thrush.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
When she had climbed higher than the chinaberry trees in her back yard she looked down, was dizzy, and looked up the rest of the way.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
