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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There’s one single drip irrigation system in part of the front yard.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2025
This house is set on an elevated lot, with palm trees and rock formations in the front yard.
—Angela Serratore, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2025
The fight began inside Prince’s house and spilled into her front yard, according to the report.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Feb. 2025
According to Cape Coral police, the man, John Hennessey, 27, dropped the knife and then swung a wooden stick at officers after burning himself in the fire on the front yard of a home on the afternoon of June 2018.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2025
This house is set on an elevated lot, with palm trees and rock formations in the front yard.
—Angela Serratore, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2025
The fight began inside Prince’s house and spilled into her front yard, according to the report.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Feb. 2025
According to Cape Coral police, the man, John Hennessey, 27, dropped the knife and then swung a wooden stick at officers after burning himself in the fire on the front yard of a home on the afternoon of June 2018.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Front yard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/front%20yard. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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