back yard
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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
The fire was crawling up the back yard and the house was filled with smoke.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2025
He ran outside to check on two towering pine trees in his back yard.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2025
One by one we would be called home to fetch water from the hydrant in the back yard, to go to the store and buy greens and meal for tomorrow, to split wood for kindling.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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