junkyard
Example Sentences
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A farmer who owned a Model T didn’t need a forge or metal lathe to fix his engine; he could simply order a replacement part—or cannibalize one from a wrecked car in a junkyard.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
He fondly remembers “every rec center function playing, live board recordings on CD-Rs of backyard and junkyard bands.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2025
Soon after, she was attending a national conference of state legislators and decided to tag along on a junkyard tour.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 1, 2024
A huge fire at the Grand Prairie junkyard in Texas has sent a thick plume of smoke into the air.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2024
Dad and Luke were on the mountain, in the junkyard above the upper pasture, a quarter mile from the house.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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