back yard

NOUN

garden

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bed field greenhouse nursery patio terrace

STRONG

conservatory enclosure hothouse oasis patch plot

WEAK

cold frame

Example Sentences

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Then the ufo landed in my back yard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

“There’s a lot of memories in that back yard that I will cherish forever.”

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2025

He ran outside to check on two towering pine trees in his back yard.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2025

All they had in the world was the nerve to stand in a back yard with cap in hand and sing loudly.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith