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yard

[yahrd] / jɑrd /


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After three plays that managed just a single yard, the Eagles were forced to punt, and it was a sign of a troubling trend.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

If you have a sloped yard that struggles with runoff, consider planting ground cover, such as buckwheat and coyote brush, which act as a protective carpet over the soil and slow the flow of water.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

When bovine TB led to the loss of his entire herd, dairy farmer Mervyn Kelso struggled with the sadness of the empty fields and the silence of the milking yard.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

But before you know it, they’ve taken over your yard.

From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026

As soon as we started the extreme weight-loss regimen, Fred began showing up with bits and pieces of food he’d buried all around the yard and kennel over the past year.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

Chaz Rodriguez has stepped in at quarterback to pass for 805 yards and 13 touchdowns along with seven touchdowns rushing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Not only were they in charge, they also had the ball two yards away from the end zone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

But over the course of the next 10 plays, Stafford managed to march the offense 98 yards to bring the Rams within three.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

But Kyren Williams rushed for touchdowns of one and seven yards in the final four minutes to lift the Rams to a stunning comeback victory.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

They found them fifty yards from where he was lying.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

Often on horseback, he yarded and penned cattle.

From Time Magazine Archive

When Atik returned, Miyax told him he did not need to go to the mountains—that a large herd was yarded not far up the river.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George

The deer yarded on Maxon; lynx-tracks circled our house and barn, and we sometimes heard old tassel-ears a-miauling on the Stacking Ridge.

From The Little Red Foot by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers

He washed up the tinware in the water the duff had been boiled in, and then, with the assistance of the dog, yarded the sheep.

From While the Billy Boils by Henry Lawson

In two more trips, with his extra "cars" and with that glassy surface, he believed that every ounce of railroad material could be "yarded" at the Po-quette Carry.

From The Rainy Day Railroad War by Holman Day

The sharp fuss of grown-ups, issued from porches at the rowdy barefoot yarding of neighborhood kids, rises over the chatter of rocking chairs, to contend with manic squeals and out-of-breath laughter.

From Salon ● May 10, 2024

Farther south, yarding may occur only during years when the weather is more severe.

From Time Magazine Archive

For example, in northern Wisconsin, researchers have shown that individual does may remain on summer range during mild winters but will move to yarding areas when heavy snows and cold temperatures develop.

From Time Magazine Archive

What triggers whitetails to move to winter yarding areas?

From Time Magazine Archive

The last of the moose went down to their yarding grounds, and even the far-off glimpse of a caribou was a rarity.

From The Snowshoe Trail by Edison Marshall




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