front yard
noun
plural front yards
: an area in front of a house
We planted some bushes in the front yard.
Soon, our front yard was a safe haven for our scampering four-year-old, our porch a rustic idyll, our lawn a green and pleasant sward fit for Bambi to gambol on. Paradise.—
Michael Walsh
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Juan Heredia, a diver with Angels Recovery Dive Team, traveled over 600 miles on Monday to help the Paulsen family locate Dane, who went disappeared from the front yard of his home in Oregon March 1.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
The toddler was last seen in the front yard of his residence north of Siletz, Ore., on March 1, at approximately 4:25 p.m. local time, the sheriff's office said on March 2.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Dane Paulsen disappeared just before 4:30 p.m. while playing out of sight of his parents in the front yard of their home north of Siletz, a small city near the Siletz River, the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office said in a news release Sunday.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2025
This photo provided by the Lincoln County, Ore., Sheriff's Office shows Dane Paulsen, a missing 2-year-old boy last seen playing in the front yard of his parents' home.
—CBS News, 3 Mar. 2025
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Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
The toddler was last seen in the front yard of his residence north of Siletz, Ore., on March 1, at approximately 4:25 p.m. local time, the sheriff's office said on March 2.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Dane Paulsen disappeared just before 4:30 p.m. while playing out of sight of his parents in the front yard of their home north of Siletz, a small city near the Siletz River, the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office said in a news release Sunday.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2025
This photo provided by the Lincoln County, Ore., Sheriff's Office shows Dane Paulsen, a missing 2-year-old boy last seen playing in the front yard of his parents' home.
—CBS News, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Front yard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/front%20yard. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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