back yard

Example Sentences

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Then the ufo landed in my back yard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Lalli bought his own generator and started throwing shows in his back yard.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

“One memory is just jumping in the back yard after school and Mondo would coach me,” says Johanna.

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2025

The fire was crawling up the back yard and the house was filled with smoke.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2025

He stood up and stepped down from the porch onto the desert—for his back yard, except for the shed where he kept his digging tools, teas the desert.

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli