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
Then the ufo landed in my back yard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
Gaga's back yard in Malibu had previously played host to the wedding of her close friend, Sonja Durham, shortly before she died of cancer in 2017.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2025
She looked up the mountain beyond her back yard and saw flames erupt at the base of a power transmission line.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2025
So finally I get bored in the down under and I'm hanging out in the so-called back yard, your basic chunk of chain-link heaven.
From "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick
