How to Use front yard in a Sentence

front yard

noun
  • One of the teens was found in the front yard and one was in the street, police said.
    Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Just, ‘Here’s a highway in your front yard,’ and that’s it. ...
    Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
  • There's a couple of dozen oak leaves in our front yard.
    Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2023
  • Steps lead up from the front yard to a wide covered porch with a ceiling fan.
    Angela Serratore, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Officers found one victim in the front yard and the other in the street.
    Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Wooden steps once attached to the porch lay in the front yard, leading to nowhere.
    Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 24 July 2023
  • Lush front yard landscaping leads to the home’s front door.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 7 Apr. 2023
  • The deer walked down the middle of the street and then into the front yard of a small house with a Christmas tree in the window.
    Kate Dicamillo, Harper's Magazine, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Officers found one victim in the front yard, the other in the street.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Nov. 2023
  • There is a sycamore in the front yard of my grandparents’ house, the house where my father grew up.
    Ryan Bradley, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Each house has a small front yard and a paved patio in the rear that can be used for off-street parking.
    Benjamin C Tankersley, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2023
  • The front yard and backyard were spacious, and the bathroom had a lavender tub.
    Sydney Bean, New York Times, 10 June 2023
  • This time, the sisters are back and causing trouble in your front yard.
    Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Task force members returned fire and killed the suspect in the home’s front yard, Jennings said.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 30 Apr. 2024
  • Prep your front yard for Halloween trick-or-treaters with these faux spider webs.
    Samantha Jones, Good Housekeeping, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Clements told her to go to their front yard where, buried under a rock, was a plastic bag with a piece of paper in it.
    Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 2023
  • The cedar tree in his front yard lost a few branches, but other than some debris, there wasn’t much to clean up.
    Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Five neighbors showed up at his front yard with shovels.
    Corina Knoll, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2023
  • When officers arrived, Salinas was in the front yard of a home.
    The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The front yard was an unenclosed lawn, while a solid wooden fence screened the back from view.
    Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2023
  • The crash caused the Toyota to go into a front yard and home in the northwest corner of the intersection.
    Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The shooting Officers called to the 7100 block of Pluto Drive on a report of a person shot found Ross in the front yard of a home.
    Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Howard also showed off the exterior of the home, which featured fog and and trees in the front yard lit up with an eerie red light.
    Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Courtesy image The lot has a landscaped front yard and a backyard with a lawn, patio, and hot tub.
    The Week Staff, The Week, 7 May 2023
  • Add a porch swing, chairs, or bench in your front yard to better be able to enjoy your garden in the comfort of your own home.
    Derek Carwood, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2023
  • The front yard of the Amagansett house features a work by Richard Serra, who began showing at the gallery in 1983.
    Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker, 24 July 2023
  • Daddy’s messing with some wires in the front yard and he’s got a friend sitting on an old car seat turned living room chair in the main area.
    Jonah Gercke, SPIN, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Hanley said the woman ran to the front yard of a nearby home where a man driving past stopped and intervened.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Most have lawns in their front yards, but there are some unique gardens that show off the owners’ distinctive style.
    Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2024
  • The duo envisioned building a treehouse between an oak and a strangler fig tree in the front yard.
    Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2023

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