back yard
Example Sentences
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He lives near West Mersea in Essex and said on social media, external that "Clacton is my back yard" and "someone is going to have to provide a voice on the right".
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 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
“My brothers and I would jump in the back yard - it was our playground,” says Johanna.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2025
The fire was crawling up the back yard and the house was filled with smoke.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2025
In the back yard With three red Chickens, the goat With a tin can For a bell drinks From a rain puddle.
From "Neighborhood Odes" by Gary Soto
