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'yard' in a sentence

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yard noun

: 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.
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