barnyard
Example Sentences
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It’s infused with lighthearted humor — floating farmers and barnyard animals cruise among the stars — lending it a rather relaxed atmosphere for a save-the-world, fast-paced attraction.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026
Children ages 4 to 8 will think they know what’s coming from the placid, old-timey barnyard setting, where the horse says “neigh” and the cow says “moo.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
I learned the many shades of stink — from barnyard funk to gym sock to overripe fruit — and how to spot the difference.
From Salon • Jul. 6, 2025
While he speaks to me from his home in Sierra Leone, a rooster crows in the background, punctuating his sentences like a barnyard hype man.
From Slate • Mar. 26, 2025
I Went on running through the light snow, and then I came up behind the barn and eased myself around it into the barnyard.
From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
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