How to Use farmyard in a Sentence

farmyard

noun
  • The buck marched into the farmyard and thrashed a tree.
    — Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 4 Dec. 2019
  • Walk With a Goat: Explore the farmyard with Maisie the goat.
    — Kathy Bennett, The Mercury News, 14 June 2017
  • Walk With a Goat: Explore the farmyard with Maisie the goat.
    — Kathy Bennett, The Mercury News, 14 June 2017
  • Leafy greens, vegetables and berries would have been picked from the kitchen garden, the bread and pound cake were baked in the bake oven, chickens were from the farmyard.
    — courant.com, 3 Oct. 2019
  • Old Trafford was good for ducks of the farmyard variety.
    — Tim Ellis, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
  • One recent morning, a man dropped by Mr. Mishurov’s farmyard office to cadge a bucket of corn for his hens.
    — James Marson, WSJ, 23 Sep. 2018
  • Our kitchen door opened onto a narrow strip of terrace and the low stone wall separating us from the farmyard.
    — Rosanna Warren, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024
  • As a farmyard pig who has just had a litter, Gunda has a tag through her ear and a hungry, needy little mouth clamped to every teat.
    — Jessica Kiang, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2021
  • Victoria then zoomed in on the retired athlete and his farmyard flock peeking out of a large wooden coop.
    — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 30 Dec. 2023
  • Start or end your day at the Magnolia Cafe & Bakery for a discounted farmyard rate.
    — Lake County News-Sun, 16 Apr. 2018
  • Her shores were washed with a seething bouillabaisse of fish, her gardens laden with good things; Charolais cattle grazed the fields, chickens from Bresse pecked in farmyards.
    — The Economist, 25 Jan. 2018
  • The shell is almond icing, while what looks like farmyard straw is actually crispy kataifi dough.
    — Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 17 Mar. 2022
  • Meanwhile, Victoria zooms in on the former soccer pro and the farmyard flock peeking out of a large wooden structure.
    — Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 25 Dec. 2023
  • So, when Dumplin decided to take a dip in a farmyard pond, naturally, Milkshake tagged along, but wouldn't take the plunge until Dumplin went first.
    — Carissa Quiambao, USA TODAY, 21 June 2023
  • Maybe a trip to the countryside will help the family unite, but Max is a city pup and some of these farmyard critters don’t take kindly to a furry foreigner.
    — Guy Hanford, Ramona Sentinel, 24 July 2019
  • Maybe a trip to the countryside will help the family unite, but Max is a city pup and some of these farmyard critters don’t take kindly to a furry foreigner.
    — Guy Hanford, Ramona Sentinel, 24 July 2019
  • Maybe a trip to the countryside will help the family unite, but Max is a city pup and some of these farmyard critters don’t take kindly to a furry foreigner.
    — Guy Hanford, Ramona Sentinel, 24 July 2019
  • Maybe a trip to the countryside will help the family unite, but Max is a city pup and some of these farmyard critters don’t take kindly to a furry foreigner.
    — Guy Hanford, Ramona Sentinel, 24 July 2019
  • Maybe a trip to the countryside will help the family unite, but Max is a city pup and some of these farmyard critters don’t take kindly to a furry foreigner.
    — Guy Hanford, Ramona Sentinel, 24 July 2019
  • Maybe a trip to the countryside will help the family unite, but Max is a city pup and some of these farmyard critters don’t take kindly to a furry foreigner.
    — Guy Hanford, Ramona Sentinel, 24 July 2019
  • Maybe a trip to the countryside will help the family unite, but Max is a city pup and some of these farmyard critters don’t take kindly to a furry foreigner.
    — Guy Hanford, Ramona Sentinel, 24 July 2019
  • Maybe a trip to the countryside will help the family unite, but Max is a city pup and some of these farmyard critters don’t take kindly to a furry foreigner.
    — Guy Hanford, Ramona Sentinel, 20 June 2019
  • Her character Thomasin is initially meant to cry when she is dragged from the family’s farmyard and accused of being the evil presence inside the house.
    — Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 May 2024
  • According to court files, the incident began when Doucette drove his truck out of the farmyard while Oletzke reportedly tried to stop him.
    — Linda Vanderwerf / Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 21 Nov. 2019
  • Check out the apple cider press, watch farmyard animals and nosh on some kettle corn at this year’s Harvest Days at Hale, set to take place for two weekends this October.
    — Anne Nickoloff, cleveland, 1 Oct. 2020
  • The Deere dealership that had photographed his 14-combine purchase came to take equipment back, driving dozens of machines off farmyards in the middle of harvest.
    — Patrick McGroarty, WSJ, 18 Dec. 2017
  • There is an extra edge of farmyard piquancy to these cheeses made from the milk of sheep, which flourish in harsher terrains, that has a way of cutting through sauces with an alluring rustic swagger.
    — Craig Laban, Philly.com, 19 Feb. 2018
  • Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo has announced the arrival of five new Guinea hog piglets to the farmyard family, according to a release.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2024
  • The property is farmed regeneratively, with an orchard, garden, vineyard and farmyard denizens — chickens, two longhorn cows, horses and a flock of geese — that greet you along the driveway.
    — Amber Turpin, The Mercury News, 27 May 2024
  • It was written that her character, Thomasin, would cry during a scene in which she is dragged through her family’s farmyard after she’s accused of being an evil presence inside her home.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 22 May 2024

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