How to Use "Yard" with Example Sentences

yard (n): a piece of land surrounding or next to a building or house

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Used with adjectives:

"The kids are playing in the front yard."
(front, back)

"They have a big yard for their dog."
(big, huge, large, fenced)

"Their yard is too small for a swimming pool."
(small, tiny)

"We need a fenced yard for the dogs."
(fenced)

Used with verbs:

"They enter their yard through the side of the house."
(enter, leave)

"We need to water our yard."
(water, mow, rake, landscape, decorate)

"We had to fence our yard because our dog kept escaping."
(to fence)

"Our yard was covered with snow during Christmas."
(be + covered, be + blanketed)

"The yard is surrounded by a tall fence."
(be + surrounded, be + enclosed)

Used with prepositions:

"She is standing in her yard."
(in)

Used with nouns:

"He bought a chair at the yard sale."
(sale)

"She puts up yard signs during election season."
(signs)