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backyard

[bak-yahrd] / ˈbækˈyɑrd /
NOUN
expanse behind house
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Antonyms
WEAK
front yard


Example Sentences

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Backyard Party, run by Jay and partners Sandra Denver and Matt Chait, is inspired by Pasadena lore — the backyard shows that helped launch Van Halen.

From Los Angeles Times

"As a group, you've got to believe that you can compete against the best in their backyard and get into the battle and see where it gets you... proud of the team."

From BBC

The master bedroom features enough space for a king-sized bed, a futon, and comes with several windows that showcase the lush backyard.

From MarketWatch

If residents couldn’t make it to these, there were predetermined “public temporary refuge areas” within each neighborhood, such as street intersections and homes with large cleared backyards, that provide some increased chance of survival.

From Los Angeles Times

“I’m very sad because I live in Altadena and so this is in my backyard and I just hate to see it leave,” Fitzgerald-Cardello said.

From Los Angeles Times