backyard
Americannoun
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the portion of a lot or building site behind a house, structure, or the like, sometimes fenced, walled, etc.
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a familiar or nearby area; neighborhood.
Etymology
Origin of backyard
Example Sentences
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“We found them breeding in people’s backyards, and that didn’t happen in prior years, not to this extent.”
From Los Angeles Times
Many Angelenos don’t know Eastern Pacific green sea turtles are swimming in their proverbial backyard, but they are — and they’re thriving.
From Los Angeles Times
McVay said she wished she had just taken Declan into the backyard to relieve himself but knew how much her shih tzu loved an outdoor walk.
From Los Angeles Times
My family lived in a Midcentury-Modern home with a front balcony on stilts and a large backyard.
If he’s not shooting 400 threes a day at practice, he’s in the backyard at home in Westchester shooting threes on a hoop, with his father feeding him passes.
From Los Angeles Times
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