barnyard

Example Sentences

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Reuters reports that they’re resorting to barnyard language to attack Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s new prime minister.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

One article said, “A pop-up barnyard would be less inappropriate for the neighborhood.”

From Slate • Jul. 17, 2025

I learned the many shades of stink — from barnyard funk to gym sock to overripe fruit — and how to spot the difference.

From Salon • Jul. 6, 2025

Speaking from the stage at a 1995 concert in Memphis, Jackson described her music as “anywhere from a barnyard disaster to classical.”

From New York Times • Jan. 6, 2024

I went through the kitchen out to the barnyard, and then around to the front.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier