'yard' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'yard' with 20 example sentences.
- yard noun
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: a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
: the enclosed land around a house or other building
: a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings)
: the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
: a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel)
: a tract of land where logs are accumulated
: an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines
: a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen
: an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock)
There's no dog in the yard.
I planted a peach tree in my yard.
I saw my neighbor's dog running in my yard.
Dan found a human skull a few yards from the road.
Use a rake and rake up the leaves in the yard.
The dog was chasing chickens around the yard.
He cut down a tree in his yard.
Give him an inch and he'll take a yard.
She bought six yards of cloth for a dress.
Our yard is full of lilies in the spring.
I tied my dog to the tree in the yard.
The wall is thirty yards long.
"That's cheap. I'll take ten yards," the girl answered.
Mr. White's yard is large.
Can I park in the front yard?
We found a poor little cat in the yard.
Helen is playing in the yard.
It's rare to find big yards in Japan.
Are you in the yard?
I bought it at a yard sale.