back yard
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In contrast to the danse macabre sequences at the deathbed, Jill overhears the “celebratory sound” of a neighbor’s back yard evening wedding by torchlight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2026
“Auntie Dosie had to have three aspirins, but Auntie Hannah, who liked port, stood in the middle of the snowbound back yard, singing like a big-bosomed thrush.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
"It feels amazing. I whooped that boy in his back yard," Londoner TKV, who was deducted a point for a low blow, said.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2025
The back yard slowly filled with loved ones from Negrete’s various social circles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2025
When they came to the back yard Jake saw that two Negro men were sitting on the back steps.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
