front yard
noun
plural front yards
: an area in front of a house
We planted some bushes in the front yard.
Soon, our front yard was a safe haven for our scampering four-year-old, our porch a rustic idyll, our lawn a green and pleasant sward fit for Bambi to gambol on. Paradise.—
Michael Walsh
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Three-story red brick buildings stand like sentries and slides and swings adorned the front yards of nearby homes.
—Ignacio Calderon, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
Trump 2024 campaign signs dot front yards, even if they are dwarfed by piles of sodden mattresses, sofas and cabinets.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
Turn your front yard into an eerie cemetery with tombstones and freshly dug graves.
—Jené Luciani Sena, Fox News, 15 Oct. 2024
Pietrzak says his house, like many others in New York, has a little front yard behind a gate.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2024
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Ignacio Calderon, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
Trump 2024 campaign signs dot front yards, even if they are dwarfed by piles of sodden mattresses, sofas and cabinets.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
Turn your front yard into an eerie cemetery with tombstones and freshly dug graves.
—Jené Luciani Sena, Fox News, 15 Oct. 2024
Pietrzak says his house, like many others in New York, has a little front yard behind a gate.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Front yard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/front%20yard. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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