Used in a Sentence

backyard

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for backyard.

Editorial note

Most outdoor sports with balls in rapid motion (soccer, backyard baseball or football or basketball, etc.) pretty much ensure this.

Examples15
Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US) A yard to the rear of a house or similar residence.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of backyard gathered in one view.

noun

(Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US) A yard to the rear of a house or similar residence.

noun

(Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US, colloquial) A person's neighborhood, or an area nearby to a person's usual residence or place of work and where the person is likely to go.

noun

(Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US, colloquial) An area nearby to a country or other jurisdiction's legal boundaries, particularly an area in which the country feels it has an interest.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for backyard.

noun

(Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US) A yard to the rear of a house or similar residence.

noun

(Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US, colloquial) A person's neighborhood, or an area nearby to a person's usual residence or place of work and where the person is likely to go.

noun

(Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US, colloquial) An area nearby to a country or other jurisdiction's legal boundaries, particularly an area in which the country feels it has an interest.

Example sentences

1

Most outdoor sports with balls in rapid motion (soccer, backyard baseball or football or basketball, etc.) pretty much ensure this.

2

They should start growing money trees in their backyard like the rest of us.

3

I live in Calgary and I've always been intrigued by the gigantic oil and gas industry in my backyard.

4

I have a couple hummers in my backyard and every spring I see them taking spiderweb from the dog run.

5

I saw a raccoon in my neighbors driveway yesterday and deer in my backyard last fall.

6

If you practice swimming in a backyard pool and then decide to have a go at the ocean, you'll have a pretty sobering experience if you're lucky.

7

Back then, as a kid, the world past my backyard was a nebulous, murky unknown to me, and games were an extension of that feeling.

8

Even if you ban swimming pools, that doesn't prevent children from drowning while swimming in the ocean, or lakes, or rivers, or even backyard swimming pools.

9

Don't limp pathetically to and from your car at the doctor's office, then get home and work on your car or jump on the trampoline you have in your backyard.

10

Unlike a lot of exotic pets, it seems that they do fine as long as there is a fenced-in backyard and a local veterinarian who is willing to work with foxes.

11

I'm thinking more of private, backyard swimming pools.

12

I doubt I've ever met you, or will meet you in person; but if we were at a backyard barbecue, who knows, we might become pals.

Quote examples

1

Finally some IT guys getting how the press works and now you want to change their story to something like "how I hacked a car in my backyard".

2

Gee, I think Putin made a deal to Cuba and Cuba called Washington and said "You guys or Putin, pick now" and Obama folded because he's running scared from Putin on several fronts and doesn't need him in his backyard.

Proper noun examples

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Backyard farms are great, but it's only with the economies of scale that farming makes any sense commercially.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use backyard in a sentence?

Most outdoor sports with balls in rapid motion (soccer, backyard baseball or football or basketball, etc.) pretty much ensure this.

What does backyard mean?

(Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US) A yard to the rear of a house or similar residence.

What part of speech is backyard?

backyard is commonly used as noun.