Recent Examples on the WebBut on a clear day after rain, the dooryards and the narrow streets are fragrant with summer lilacs; the overgrown grass by the river, where people of all backgrounds pause to rest, blows on the approach to a high, arcing bridge; and startling moments of bright, simple beauty emerge.—Nathan Heller, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024 Bridal elms flank a door; an 80-foot dooryard elm shades a house.—Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2022 Volunteers tend to the home's dooryard gardens, which offered sustenance and herbs for home remedies or dyes for clothing during Colonial times.—Dennis Hohenberger, Courant Community, 13 July 2017
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